[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-37.--Civilian employment/population ratio 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................................     55.5    55.2   81.5     49.9   84.0   31.4     36.4   31.1   58.0   76.5     52.4   79.2   41.9     24.7   43.7
1955................................     56.7    56.5   82.2     52.0   84.7   33.0     37.0   32.7   58.7   77.6     52.7   80.4   42.2     26.4   43.9
1956................................     57.5    57.3   82.7     54.1   85.0   34.2     38.9   33.8   59.5   78.4     52.2   81.3   43.0     28.0   44.7
1957................................     57.1    56.8   81.8     52.4   84.1   34.2     38.2   33.9   59.3   77.2     48.0   80.5   43.7     26.5   45.5
1958................................     55.4    55.3   79.2     47.6   81.8   33.6     35.0   33.5   56.7   72.5     42.0   76.0   42.8     22.8   45.0
1959................................     56.0    55.9   79.9     48.1   82.8   34.0     34.8   34.0   57.5   73.8     41.4   77.6   43.2     20.3   45.7

1960................................     56.1    55.9   79.4     48.1   82.4   34.6     35.1   34.5   57.9   74.1     43.8   77.9   43.6     24.8   45.8
1961................................     55.4    55.3   78.2     45.9   81.4   34.5     34.6   34.5   56.2   71.7     41.0   75.5   42.6     23.2   44.8
1962................................     55.5    55.4   78.4     46.4   81.5   34.7     34.8   34.7   56.3   72.0     41.7   75.7   42.7     23.1   44.9
1963................................     55.4    55.3   77.7     44.7   81.1   35.0     32.9   35.2   56.2   71.8     37.4   76.2   42.7     21.3   45.2
1964................................     55.7    55.5   77.8     45.0   81.3   35.5     32.2   35.8   57.0   72.9     37.8   77.7   43.4     21.8   46.1
1965................................     56.2    56.0   77.9     47.1   81.5   36.2     33.7   36.5   57.8   73.7     39.4   78.7   44.1     20.2   47.3
1966................................     56.9    56.8   78.3     50.1   81.7   37.5     37.5   37.5   58.4   74.0     40.5   79.2   45.1     23.1   48.2
1967................................     57.3    57.2   78.4     50.2   81.7   38.3     37.7   38.3   58.2   73.8     38.8   79.4   45.0     24.8   47.9
1968................................     57.5    57.4   78.3     50.3   81.6   38.9     37.8   39.1   58.0   73.3     38.7   78.9   45.2     24.7   48.2
1969................................     58.0    58.0   78.2     51.1   81.4   40.1     39.5   40.1   58.1   72.8     39.0   78.4   45.9     25.1   48.9

1970................................     57.4    57.5   76.8     49.6   80.1   40.3     39.5   40.4   56.8   70.9     35.5   76.8   44.9     22.4   48.2
1971................................     56.6    56.8   75.7     49.2   79.0   39.9     38.6   40.1   54.9   68.1     31.8   74.2   43.9     20.2   47.3
1972................................     57.0    57.4   76.0     51.5   79.0   40.7     41.3   40.6   54.1   67.3     32.4   73.2   43.3     19.9   46.7

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(6)Black

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1972................................     57.0    57.4   76.0     51.5   79.0   40.7     41.3   40.6   53.7   66.8     31.6   73.0   43.0     19.2   46.5
1973................................     57.8    58.2   76.5     54.3   79.2   41.8     43.6   41.6   54.5   67.5     32.8   73.7   43.8     22.0   47.2
1974................................     57.8    58.3   75.9     54.4   78.6   42.4     44.3   42.2   53.5   65.8     31.4   71.9   43.5     20.9   46.9
1975................................     56.1    56.7   73.0     50.6   75.7   42.0     42.5   41.9   50.1   60.6     26.3   66.5   41.6     20.2   44.9
1976................................     56.8    57.5   73.4     51.5   76.0   43.2     44.2   43.1   50.8   60.6     25.8   66.8   42.8     19.2   46.4
1977................................     57.9    58.6   74.1     54.4   76.5   44.5     45.9   44.4   51.4   61.4     26.4   67.5   43.3     18.5   47.0
1978................................     59.3    60.0   75.0     56.3   77.2   46.3     48.5   46.1   53.6   63.3     28.5   69.1   45.8     22.1   49.3
1979................................     59.9    60.6   75.1     55.7   77.3   47.5     49.4   47.3   53.8   63.4     28.7   69.1   46.0     22.4   49.3

1980................................     59.2    60.0   73.4     53.4   75.6   47.8     47.9   47.8   52.3   60.4     27.0   65.8   45.7     21.0   49.1
1981................................     59.0    60.0   72.8     51.3   75.1   48.3     46.2   48.5   51.3   59.1     24.6   64.5   45.1     19.7   48.5
1982................................     57.8    58.8   70.6     47.0   73.0   48.1     44.6   48.4   49.4   56.0     20.3   61.4   44.2     17.7   47.5
1983................................     57.9    58.9   70.4     47.4   72.6   48.5     44.5   48.9   49.5   56.3     20.4   61.6   44.1     17.0   47.4
1984................................     59.5    60.5   72.1     49.1   74.3   49.8     47.0   50.0   52.3   59.2     23.9   64.1   46.7     20.1   49.8
1985................................     60.1    61.0   72.3     49.9   74.3   50.7     47.1   51.0   53.4   60.0     26.3   64.6   48.1     23.1   50.9
1986................................     60.7    61.5   72.3     49.6   74.3   51.7     47.9   52.0   54.1   60.6     26.5   65.1   48.8     23.8   51.6
1987................................     61.5    62.3   72.7     49.9   74.7   52.8     49.0   53.1   55.6   62.0     28.5   66.4   50.3     25.8   53.0
1988................................     62.3    63.1   73.2     51.7   75.1   53.8     50.2   54.0   56.3   62.7     29.4   67.1   51.2     25.8   53.9
1989................................     63.0    63.8   73.7     52.6   75.4   54.6     50.5   54.9   56.9   62.8     30.4   67.0   52.0     27.1   54.6

1990................................     62.7    63.6   73.2     51.0   75.0   54.8     48.5   55.2   56.2   61.8     27.6   66.1   51.6     25.7   54.2
1991................................     61.6    62.6   71.5     47.2   73.3   54.3     46.1   54.8   54.9   60.5     23.8   64.9   50.3     21.4   53.1
1992................................     61.4    62.4   71.1     46.3   72.9   54.3     44.3   54.9   54.3   59.1     23.6   63.3   50.4     22.1   53.1
1993................................     61.6    62.7   71.3     46.6   73.1   54.7     45.8   55.3   54.4   59.1     23.6   63.2   50.5     21.6   53.2
1994................................     62.5    63.5   71.8     48.3   73.6   55.8     47.5   56.4   56.1   60.8     25.4   65.0   52.3     24.5   55.0
1995................................     62.9    63.8   72.0     49.4   73.8   56.1     48.1   56.7   57.1   61.7     25.2   66.1   53.4     26.1   56.1

1994: Jan...........................     62.2    63.2   71.5     48.0   73.3   55.4     46.9   56.0   55.2   59.4     24.5   63.5   51.8     29.8   54.0
Feb...........................     62.3    63.4   71.5     48.3   73.3   55.8     46.9   56.4   55.5   60.1     23.7   64.4   51.8     25.2   54.4
Mar...........................     62.3    63.2   71.4     47.9   73.3   55.5     47.6   56.1   55.8   60.6     24.5   64.9   52.0     25.3   54.6
Apr...........................     62.3    63.3   71.5     48.1   73.3   55.6     48.0   56.1   56.0   60.7     24.4   65.0   52.3     25.3   54.9
May...........................     62.4    63.5   71.6     48.2   73.4   55.9     48.3   56.5   56.1   61.3     23.5   65.8   51.9     21.7   54.9
June..........................     62.3    63.3   71.6     48.9   73.3   55.5     48.4   56.0   56.2   60.6     25.4   64.8   52.5     24.7   55.3

July..........................     62.4    63.4   71.6     48.3   73.4   55.7     47.8   56.3   55.8   59.9     24.4   64.2   52.4     24.2   55.2
Aug...........................     62.5    63.6   71.8     49.0   73.6   55.9     47.7   56.5   55.8   60.0     24.9   64.2   52.4     24.0   55.2
Sept..........................     62.7    63.8   71.9     47.2   73.8   56.2     45.7   56.9   56.3   61.1     27.3   65.1   52.5     24.2   55.2
Oct...........................     62.9    63.9   72.1     48.8   73.9   56.2     46.9   56.8   56.6   61.8     27.5   65.8   52.5     23.8   55.3
Nov...........................     63.0    64.0   72.2     48.3   74.1   56.2     47.8   56.8   56.7   61.9     28.2   65.9   52.5     23.9   55.3
Dec...........................     63.0    64.0   72.4     48.5   74.2   56.2     48.6   56.7   56.9   62.4     26.7   66.7   52.4     21.2   55.5

1995: Jan...........................     63.0    63.9   72.3     49.7   74.1   56.1     50.1   56.5   57.1   62.3     23.9   66.8   53.0     20.7   56.2
Feb...........................     63.2    64.0   72.5     49.0   74.3   56.1     48.1   56.7   57.8   63.4     26.0   67.8   53.3     24.8   56.1
Mar...........................     63.3    64.1   72.5     50.7   74.2   56.2     50.0   56.6   57.8   63.4     24.8   68.0   53.2     27.7   55.7
Apr...........................     63.1    63.9   72.2     50.9   73.9   56.1     48.1   56.7   57.6   62.8     26.5   67.1   53.3     25.3   56.1
May...........................     62.7    63.5   71.8     49.8   73.5   55.8     47.7   56.4   57.5   61.8     23.0   66.6   54.0     28.1   56.6
June..........................     62.7    63.6   72.1     51.4   73.7   55.7     49.8   56.1   56.6   61.5     25.1   66.0   52.6     25.1   55.3

July..........................     62.9    64.0   72.1     50.9   73.8   56.3     47.2   56.9   56.1   60.8     23.9   65.2   52.2     24.7   55.0
Aug...........................     62.8    63.8   71.8     49.0   73.6   56.3     48.6   56.8   56.0   60.3     22.7   64.9   52.6     24.9   55.3
Sept..........................     62.9    63.9   71.9     48.8   73.8   56.4     47.4   57.0   56.4   61.2     27.3   65.4   52.4     26.6   55.0
Oct...........................     63.0    63.8   71.9     47.9   73.8   56.3     48.2   56.8   57.4   61.6     25.5   66.1   54.0     27.3   56.6
Nov...........................     62.7    63.5   71.4     47.5   73.3   56.1     46.8   56.7   58.4   61.7     28.5   66.0   55.8     29.6   58.4
Dec...........................     62.6    63.4   71.6     48.5   73.4   55.8     45.9   56.5   57.6   60.3     24.0   64.7   55.4     29.7   57.9
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\1\ Civilian employment 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.