[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-36.--Civilian labor force participation rate by demographic characteristic, 1954-95
[Percent;\1\ monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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White                                       Black and other or black
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Males                 Females                        Males                 Females
All          ----------------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------------
Year or month             civilian                           20                     20                            20                     20
workers  Total          16-19   years          16-19   years  Total          16-19   years          16-19   years
Total   years     and  Total   years     and         Total   years     and  Total   years     and
over                   over                          over                   over
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(6)Black and other

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1954................................     58.8    58.2   85.6     57.6   87.8   33.3     40.6   32.7   64.0   85.2     61.2   87.1   46.1     31.0   47.7
1955................................     59.3    58.7   85.4     58.6   87.5   34.5     40.7   34.0   64.2   85.1     60.8   87.8   46.1     32.7   47.5
1956................................     60.0    59.4   85.6     60.4   87.6   35.7     43.1   35.1   64.9   85.1     61.5   87.8   47.3     36.3   48.4
1957................................     59.6    59.1   84.8     59.2   86.9   35.7     42.2   35.2   64.4   84.2     58.8   87.0   47.1     33.2   48.6
1958................................     59.5    58.9   84.3     56.5   86.6   35.8     40.1   35.5   64.8   84.1     57.3   87.1   48.0     31.9   49.8
1959................................     59.3    58.7   83.8     55.9   86.3   36.0     39.6   35.6   64.3   83.4     55.5   86.7   47.7     28.2   49.8

1960................................     59.4    58.8   83.4     55.9   86.0   36.5     40.3   36.2   64.5   83.0     57.6   86.2   48.2     32.9   49.9
1961................................     59.3    58.8   83.0     54.5   85.7   36.9     40.6   36.6   64.1   82.2     55.8   85.5   48.3     32.8   50.1
1962................................     58.8    58.3   82.1     53.8   84.9   36.7     39.8   36.5   63.2   80.8     53.5   84.2   48.0     33.1   49.6
1963................................     58.7    58.2   81.5     53.1   84.4   37.2     38.7   37.0   63.0   80.2     51.5   83.9   48.1     32.6   49.9
1964................................     58.7    58.2   81.1     52.7   84.2   37.5     37.8   37.5   63.1   80.1     49.9   84.1   48.6     31.7   50.7
1965................................     58.9    58.4   80.8     54.1   83.9   38.1     39.2   38.0   62.9   79.6     51.3   83.7   48.6     29.5   51.1
1966................................     59.2    58.7   80.6     55.9   83.6   39.2     42.6   38.8   63.0   79.0     51.4   83.3   49.4     33.5   51.6
1967................................     59.6    59.2   80.6     56.3   83.5   40.1     42.5   39.8   62.8   78.5     51.1   82.9   49.5     35.2   51.6
1968................................     59.6    59.3   80.4     55.9   83.2   40.7     43.0   40.4   62.2   77.7     49.7   82.2   49.3     34.8   51.4
1969................................     60.1    59.9   80.2     56.8   83.0   41.8     44.6   41.5   62.1   76.9     49.6   81.4   49.8     34.6   52.0

1970................................     60.4    60.2   80.0     57.5   82.8   42.6     45.6   42.2   61.8   76.5     47.4   81.4   49.5     34.1   51.8
1971................................     60.2    60.1   79.6     57.9   82.3   42.6     45.4   42.3   60.9   74.9     44.7   80.0   49.2     31.2   51.8
1972................................     60.4    60.4   79.6     60.1   82.0   43.2     48.1   42.7   60.2   73.9     46.0   78.6   48.8     32.3   51.2

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(6)Black

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1972................................     60.4    60.4   79.6     60.1   82.0   43.2     48.1   42.7   59.9   73.6     46.3   78.5   48.7     32.2   51.2
1973................................     60.8    60.8   79.4     62.0   81.6   44.1     50.1   43.5   60.2   73.4     45.7   78.4   49.3     34.2   51.6
1974................................     61.3    61.4   79.4     62.9   81.4   45.2     51.7   44.4   59.8   72.9     46.7   77.6   49.0     33.4   51.4
1975................................     61.2    61.5   78.7     61.9   80.7   45.9     51.5   45.3   58.8   70.9     42.6   76.0   48.8     34.2   51.1
1976................................     61.6    61.8   78.4     62.3   80.3   46.9     52.8   46.2   59.0   70.0     41.3   75.4   49.8     32.9   52.5
1977................................     62.3    62.5   78.5     64.0   80.2   48.0     54.5   47.3   59.8   70.6     43.2   75.6   50.8     32.9   53.6
1978................................     63.2    63.3   78.6     65.0   80.1   49.4     56.7   48.7   61.5   71.5     44.9   76.2   53.1     37.3   55.5
1979................................     63.7    63.9   78.6     64.8   80.1   50.5     57.4   49.8   61.4   71.3     43.6   76.3   53.1     36.8   55.4

1980................................     63.8    64.1   78.2     63.7   79.8   51.2     56.2   50.6   61.0   70.3     43.2   75.1   53.1     34.9   55.6
1981................................     63.9    64.3   77.9     62.4   79.5   51.9     55.4   51.5   60.8   70.0     41.6   74.5   53.5     34.0   56.0
1982................................     64.0    64.3   77.4     60.0   79.2   52.4     55.0   52.2   61.0   70.1     39.8   74.7   53.7     33.5   56.2
1983................................     64.0    64.3   77.1     59.4   78.9   52.7     54.5   52.5   61.5   70.6     39.9   75.2   54.2     33.0   56.8
1984................................     64.4    64.6   77.1     59.0   78.7   53.3     55.4   53.1   62.2   70.8     41.7   74.8   55.2     35.0   57.6
1985................................     64.8    65.0   77.0     59.7   78.5   54.1     55.2   54.0   62.9   70.8     44.6   74.4   56.5     37.9   58.6
1986................................     65.3    65.5   76.9     59.3   78.5   55.0     56.3   54.9   63.3   71.2     43.7   74.8   56.9     39.1   58.9
1987................................     65.6    65.8   76.8     59.0   78.4   55.7     56.5   55.6   63.8   71.1     43.6   74.7   58.0     39.6   60.0
1988................................     65.9    66.2   76.9     60.0   78.3   56.4     57.2   56.3   63.8   71.0     43.8   74.6   58.0     37.9   60.1
1989................................     66.5    66.7   77.1     61.0   78.5   57.2     57.1   57.2   64.2   71.0     44.6   74.4   58.7     40.4   60.6

1990................................     66.4    66.8   76.9     59.4   78.3   57.5     55.4   57.6   63.3   70.1     40.6   73.8   57.8     36.7   60.0
1991................................     66.0    66.6   76.4     57.2   77.8   57.4     54.3   57.7   62.6   69.5     37.4   73.4   57.0     33.5   59.3
1992................................     66.3    66.7   76.4     56.7   77.8   57.8     52.6   58.1   63.3   69.7     40.7   73.1   58.0     35.2   60.1
1993................................     66.2    66.7   76.1     56.5   77.5   58.0     53.7   58.3   62.4   68.6     39.5   72.0   57.4     34.5   59.5
1994................................     66.6    67.1   75.9     57.7   77.3   58.9     55.1   59.2   63.4   69.1     40.8   72.5   58.7     36.3   60.9
1995................................     66.6    67.1   75.7     58.5   77.1   59.0     55.5   59.2   63.7   69.0     40.1   72.5   59.5     39.8   61.4

1994: Jan...........................     66.7    67.1   76.0     58.5   77.4   58.7     54.6   59.0   63.5   68.9     40.4   72.3   59.0     40.6   60.8
Feb...........................     66.7    67.2   75.9     58.1   77.3   59.0     54.9   59.3   63.6   69.4     39.4   73.0   58.8     36.1   61.0
Mar...........................     66.6    67.0   75.8     57.6   77.2   58.7     55.4   59.0   63.8   69.0     39.9   72.4   59.5     36.3   61.8
Apr...........................     66.6    67.1   75.9     58.9   77.2   58.8     57.0   58.9   63.6   69.2     40.4   72.6   59.1     36.6   61.3
May...........................     66.5    67.0   75.6     58.1   77.0   59.0     56.0   59.2   63.6   69.8     39.8   73.3   58.5     33.4   61.0
June..........................     66.4    66.8   75.6     57.5   77.0   58.6     56.0   58.8   63.4   68.8     41.8   72.0   58.9     36.6   61.1

July..........................     66.4    67.0   75.7     57.6   77.1   58.8     55.0   59.0   62.8   68.4     41.6   71.7   58.3     35.9   60.5
Aug...........................     66.5    67.1   75.8     57.9   77.2   59.0     55.3   59.2   63.0   68.3     41.4   71.5   58.6     35.3   60.9
Sept..........................     66.6    67.2   75.7     56.3   77.2   59.2     52.7   59.6   63.1   68.6     39.4   72.1   58.5     36.3   60.7
Oct...........................     66.7    67.2   75.9     57.6   77.3   59.1     54.3   59.4   63.7   69.6     42.9   72.7   59.0     39.1   60.9
Nov...........................     66.7    67.2   75.9     56.3   77.4   59.1     54.7   59.4   63.3   69.3     41.4   72.6   58.5     36.3   60.7
Dec...........................     66.6    67.2   76.1     57.7   77.5   58.9     56.0   59.1   63.1   69.3     40.7   72.7   58.0     32.7   60.5

1995: Jan...........................     66.8    67.2   76.1     58.5   77.5   58.9     57.6   59.0   63.7   69.6     36.3   73.6   58.8     32.9   61.4
Feb...........................     66.9    67.2   76.1     58.4   77.5   58.9     55.3   59.1   64.3   70.3     42.4   73.7   59.4     36.7   61.7
Mar...........................     66.9    67.3   76.2     59.5   77.5   58.9     57.0   59.1   64.0   69.8     36.3   73.8   59.4     40.0   61.3
Apr...........................     67.0    67.3   76.0     60.0   77.3   59.1     55.9   59.4   64.5   70.2     41.0   73.7   59.8     39.4   61.9
May...........................     66.5    66.9   75.7     58.7   77.0   58.7     55.7   58.9   63.8   69.2     38.4   73.0   59.5     40.4   61.4
June..........................     66.4    66.9   75.7     60.1   77.0   58.6     56.3   58.7   63.3   69.1     41.0   72.5   58.7     39.8   60.6

July..........................     66.7    67.2   75.7     59.6   76.9   59.3     55.6   59.5   63.0   68.4     40.9   71.7   58.7     38.7   60.6
Aug...........................     66.5    67.0   75.5     58.2   76.8   59.1     55.4   59.4   63.2   68.5     42.2   71.6   58.9     40.8   60.7
Sept..........................     66.6    67.1   75.7     58.1   77.0   59.1     54.6   59.4   63.6   68.9     40.6   72.4   59.2     44.1   60.7
Oct...........................     66.6    67.1   75.5     58.1   76.9   59.2     54.8   59.5   63.7   68.1     38.3   71.8   60.1     40.5   62.1
Nov...........................     66.4    66.9   75.3     57.0   76.8   58.9     55.0   59.2   64.4   68.4     41.9   71.8   61.2     42.1   63.1
Dec...........................     66.3    66.8   75.4     57.8   76.8   58.7     54.2   59.0   64.1   68.4     40.4   71.9   60.6     42.8   62.4
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\1\ Civilian labor force as percent of civilian noninstitutional population in group specified.

Note.--Data relate to persons 16 years of age and over.
See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-31.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.