[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-34.--Unemployment by demographic characteristic, 1954-95
[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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White                     Black and other                     Black
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All                              Both                           Both                           Both
Year or  month                   civilian                           sexes                          sexes                          sexes
workers   Total   Males  Females    16-   Total  Males  Females    16-   Total  Males  Females    16-
19                             19                             19
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1954............................................     3,532   2,859   1,913     946     423     673    431     242      79  ......  .....  .......  .....
1955............................................     2,852   2,252   1,478     774     373     601    376     225      77  ......  .....  .......  .....
1956............................................     2,750   2,159   1,366     793     382     591    345     246      95  ......  .....  .......  .....
1957............................................     2,859   2,289   1,477     812     401     570    364     206      96  ......  .....  .......  .....
1958............................................     4,602   3,680   2,489   1,191     541     923    610     313     138  ......  .....  .......  .....
1959............................................     3,740   2,946   1,903   1,043     525     793    517     276     128  ......  .....  .......  .....

1960............................................     3,852   3,065   1,988   1,077     575     788    498     290     138  ......  .....  .......  .....
1961............................................     4,714   3,743   2,398   1,345     669     971    599     372     159  ......  .....  .......  .....
1962............................................     3,911   3,052   1,915   1,137     580     861    509     352     142  ......  .....  .......  .....
1963............................................     4,070   3,208   1,976   1,232     708     863    496     367     176  ......  .....  .......  .....
1964............................................     3,786   2,999   1,779   1,220     708     787    426     361     165  ......  .....  .......  .....
1965............................................     3,366   2,691   1,556   1,135     705     678    360     318     171  ......  .....  .......  .....
1966............................................     2,875   2,255   1,241   1,014     651     622    310     312     186  ......  .....  .......  .....
1967............................................     2,975   2,338   1,208   1,130     635     638    300     338     203  ......  .....  .......  .....
1968............................................     2,817   2,226   1,142   1,084     644     590    277     313     194  ......  .....  .......  .....
1969............................................     2,832   2,260   1,137   1,123     660     571    267     304     193  ......  .....  .......  .....

1970............................................     4,093   3,339   1,857   1,482     871     754    380     374     235  ......  .....  .......  .....
1971............................................     5,016   4,085   2,309   1,777   1,011     930    481     450     249  ......  .....  .......  .....
1972............................................     4,882   3,906   2,173   1,733   1,021     977    486     491     288     906    448     458     279
1973............................................     4,365   3,442   1,836   1,606     955     924    440     484     280     846    395     451     262
1974............................................     5,156   4,097   2,169   1,927   1,104   1,058    544     514     318     965    494     470     297
1975............................................     7,929   6,421   3,627   2,794   1,413   1,507    815     692     355   1,369    741     629     330
1976............................................     7,406   5,914   3,258   2,656   1,364   1,492    779     713     355   1,334    698     637     330
1977............................................     6,991   5,441   2,883   2,558   1,284   1,550    784     766     379   1,393    698     695     354
1978............................................     6,202   4,698   2,411   2,287   1,189   1,505    731     774     394   1,330    641     690     360
1979............................................     6,137   4,664   2,405   2,260   1,193   1,473    714     759     362   1,319    636     683     333

1980............................................     7,637   5,884   3,345   2,540   1,291   1,752    922     830     377   1,553    815     738     343
1981............................................     8,273   6,343   3,580   2,762   1,374   1,930    997     933     388   1,731    891     840     357
1982............................................    10,678   8,241   4,846   3,395   1,534   2,437  1,334   1,104     443   2,142  1,167     975     396
1983............................................    10,717   8,128   4,859   3,270   1,387   2,588  1,401   1,187     441   2,272  1,213   1,059     392
1984............................................     8,539   6,372   3,600   2,772   1,116   2,167  1,144   1,022     384   1,914  1,003     911     353
1985............................................     8,312   6,191   3,426   2,765   1,074   2,121  1,095   1,026     394   1,864    951     913     357
1986............................................     8,237   6,140   3,433   2,708   1,070   2,097  1,097     999     383   1,840    946     894     347
1987............................................     7,425   5,501   3,132   2,369     995   1,924    969     955     353   1,684    826     858     312
1988............................................     6,701   4,944   2,766   2,177     910   1,757    888     869     316   1,547    771     776     288
1989............................................     6,528   4,770   2,636   2,135     863   1,757    889     868     331   1,544    773     772     300

1990............................................     6,874   5,091   2,866   2,225     856   1,783    933     850     292   1,527    793     734     258
1991............................................     8,426   6,447   3,775   2,672     977   1,979  1,043     936     313   1,679    874     805     270
1992............................................     9,384   7,047   4,121   2,926     983   2,337  1,259   1,079     369   1,958  1,046     912     313
1993............................................     8,734   6,547   3,753   2,793     943   2,187  1,179   1,008     353   1,796    954     842     302
1994............................................     7,996   5,892   3,275   2,617     960   2,104  1,092   1,011     360   1,666    848     818     300
1995............................................     7,404   5,459   2,999   2,460     952   1,945    984     961     394   1,538    762     777     325

1994: Jan.......................................     8,740   6,401   3,607   2,794   1,023   2,274  1,207   1,067     338   1,879    976     903     292
Feb.......................................     8,576   6,284   3,540   2,744     996   2,250  1,183   1,067     342   1,838    954     884     291
Mar.......................................     8,546   6,229   3,479   2,750     986   2,258  1,116   1,142     347   1,807    856     951     289
Apr.......................................     8,385   6,218   3,489   2,729   1,116   2,159  1,086   1,073     361   1,732    868     864     300
May.......................................     7,996   5,851   3,244   2,607     992   2,113  1,075   1,038     362   1,700    868     832     307
June......................................     7,903   5,836   3,191   2,645     917   2,063  1,074     989     372   1,643    839     804     312

July......................................     7,993   5,905   3,295   2,610     934   2,044  1,120     924     385   1,613    872     741     323
Aug.......................................     7,889   5,785   3,168   2,617     933   2,107  1,119     988     378   1,634    851     783     306
Sept......................................     7,647   5,641   3,077   2,564     912   2,034  1,053     981     342   1,550    780     770     269
Oct.......................................     7,505   5,545   3,059   2,486     912   2,095  1,070   1,025     404   1,627    805     822     341
Nov.......................................     7,315   5,395   2,950   2,445     849   1,967  1,007     960     339   1,524    762     762     285
Dec.......................................     7,155   5,363   2,987   2,376     946   1,846    953     893     349   1,422    710     712     283

1995: Jan.......................................     7,498   5,510   3,068   2,442     928   1,910    962     947     333   1,505    760     745     275
Feb.......................................     7,183   5,226   2,878   2,348     949   1,911    940     971     386   1,505    721     784     317
Mar.......................................     7,237   5,301   2,930   2,372     903   1,873    899     973     346   1,448    658     790     268
Apr.......................................     7,665   5,653   3,079   2,574     966   2,004    992   1,012     421   1,601    766     835     323
May.......................................     7,492   5,633   3,158   2,475     967   1,847    972     876     386   1,467    766     701     317
June......................................     7,384   5,396   2,968   2,428     877   1,983    987     996     415   1,565    782     783     347

July......................................     7,559   5,427   2,866   2,561     980   2,051  1,038   1,013     430   1,623    798     825     353
Aug.......................................     7,431   5,404   2,970   2,435     914   2,090  1,089   1,002     458   1,666    846     820     403
Sept......................................     7,451   5,396   3,017   2,379     955   2,087  1,033   1,054     411   1,676    799     877     356
Oct.......................................     7,249   5,417   2,913   2,503     973   1,919    918   1,001     376   1,470    678     792     301
Nov.......................................     7,432   5,648   3,152   2,496   1,031   1,817    932     886     380   1,409    705     704     307
Dec.......................................     7,380   5,551   3,041   2,511   1,021   1,897  1,073     824     396   1,536    854     681     341
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Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-31.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.