[Economic Report of the President (1997)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-35.--Civilian employment by demographic characteristic, 1954-96
[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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Year or  month              civilian                                Both                              Both                              Both
workers     Total    Males      Fe-     sexes   Total    Males    Fe-     sexes   Total    Males    Fe-     sexes
males    16-19                    males    16-19                    males    16-19
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1954................................     60,109    53,957   37,846   16,111    3,078    6,152   3,773   2,379      396  .......  ......  .......  ......
1955................................     62,170    55,833   38,719   17,114    3,225    6,341   3,904   2,437      418  .......  ......  .......  ......
1956................................     63,799    57,269   39,368   17,901    3,389    6,534   4,013   2,521      430  .......  ......  .......  ......
1957................................     64,071    57,465   39,349   18,116    3,374    6,604   4,006   2,598      407  .......  ......  .......  ......
1958................................     63,036    56,613   38,591   18,022    3,216    6,423   3,833   2,590      365  .......  ......  .......  ......
1959................................     64,630    58,006   39,494   18,512    3,475    6,623   3,971   2,652      362  .......  ......  .......  ......

1960................................     65,778    58,850   39,755   19,095    3,700    6,928   4,149   2,779      430  .......  ......  .......  ......
1961................................     65,746    58,913   39,588   19,325    3,693    6,833   4,068   2,765      414  .......  ......  .......  ......
1962................................     66,702    59,698   40,016   19,682    3,774    7,003   4,160   2,843      420  .......  ......  .......  ......
1963................................     67,762    60,622   40,428   20,194    3,851    7,140   4,229   2,911      404  .......  ......  .......  ......
1964................................     69,305    61,922   41,115   20,807    4,076    7,383   4,359   3,024      440  .......  ......  .......  ......
1965................................     71,088    63,446   41,844   21,602    4,562    7,643   4,496   3,147      474  .......  ......  .......  ......
1966................................     72,895    65,021   42,331   22,690    5,176    7,877   4,588   3,289      545  .......  ......  .......  ......
1967................................     74,372    66,361   42,833   23,528    5,114    8,011   4,646   3,365      568  .......  ......  .......  ......
1968................................     75,920    67,750   43,411   24,339    5,195    8,169   4,702   3,467      584  .......  ......  .......  ......
1969................................     77,902    69,518   44,048   25,470    5,508    8,384   4,770   3,614      609  .......  ......  .......  ......

1970................................     78,678    70,217   44,178   26,039    5,571    8,464   4,813   3,650      574  .......  ......  .......  ......
1971................................     79,367    70,878   44,595   26,283    5,670    8,488   4,796   3,692      538  .......  ......  .......  ......
1972................................     82,153    73,370   45,944   27,426    6,173    8,783   4,952   3,832      573    7,802   4,368   3,433      509
1973................................     85,064    75,708   47,085   28,623    6,623    9,356   5,265   4,092      647    8,128   4,527   3,601      570
1974................................     86,794    77,184   47,674   29,511    6,796    9,610   5,352   4,258      652    8,203   4,527   3,677      554
1975................................     85,846    76,411   46,697   29,714    6,487    9,435   5,161   4,275      615    7,894   4,275   3,618      507
1976................................     88,752    78,853   47,775   31,078    6,724    9,899   5,363   4,536      611    8,227   4,404   3,823      508
1977................................     92,017    81,700   49,150   32,550    7,068   10,317   5,579   4,739      619    8,540   4,565   3,975      508
1978................................     96,048    84,936   50,544   34,392    7,367   11,112   5,936   5,177      703    9,102   4,796   4,307      571
1979................................     98,824    87,259   51,452   35,807    7,356   11,565   6,156   5,409      727    9,359   4,923   4,436      579

1980................................     99,303    87,715   51,127   36,587    7,021   11,588   6,059   5,529      689    9,313   4,798   4,515      547
1981................................    100,397    88,709   51,315   37,394    6,588   11,688   6,083   5,606      637    9,355   4,794   4,561      505
1982................................     99,526    87,903   50,287   37,615    5,984   11,624   5,983   5,641      565    9,189   4,637   4,552      428
1983................................    100,834    88,893   50,621   38,272    5,799   11,941   6,166   5,775      543    9,375   4,753   4,622      416
1984................................    105,005    92,120   52,462   39,659    5,836   12,885   6,629   6,256      607   10,119   5,124   4,995      474
1985................................    107,150    93,736   53,046   40,690    5,768   13,414   6,845   6,569      666   10,501   5,270   5,231      532
1986................................    109,597    95,660   53,785   41,876    5,792   13,937   7,107   6,830      681   10,814   5,428   5,386      536
1987................................    112,440    97,789   54,647   43,142    5,898   14,652   7,459   7,192      742   11,309   5,661   5,648      587
1988................................    114,968    99,812   55,550   44,262    6,030   15,156   7,722   7,434      774   11,658   5,824   5,834      601
1989................................    117,342   101,584   56,352   45,232    5,946   15,757   7,963   7,795      813   11,953   5,928   6,025      625

1990................................    118,793   102,261   56,703   45,558    5,779   16,533   8,401   8,131      801   12,175   5,995   6,180      598
1991................................    117,718   101,182   55,797   45,385    5,216   16,536   8,426   8,110      690   12,074   5,961   6,113      494
1992................................    118,492   101,669   55,959   45,710    4,985   16,823   8,482   8,342      684   12,151   5,930   6,221      492
1993................................    120,259   103,045   56,656   46,390    5,113   17,214   8,693   8,521      691   12,382   6,047   6,334      494
1994................................    123,060   105,190   57,452   47,738    5,398   17,870   8,998   8,872      763   12,835   6,241   6,595      552
1995................................    124,900   106,490   58,146   48,344    5,593   18,409   9,231   9,179      826   13,279   6,422   6,857      586
1996................................    126,708   107,808   58,888   48,920    5,667   18,900   9,319   9,580      832   13,542   6,456   7,086      613

1995:Jan............................    124,766   106,438   58,222   48,216    5,667   18,242   9,261   8,981      744   13,129   6,421   6,708      521
Feb.............................    124,937   106,497   58,278   48,219    5,526   18,450   9,351   9,099      804   13,328   6,519   6,809      565
Mar.............................    125,070   106,531   58,297   48,234    5,685   18,480   9,356   9,124      827   13,351   6,551   6,800      580
Apr.............................    125,023   106,509   58,177   48,332    5,637   18,474   9,355   9,119      792   13,317   6,497   6,820      569
May.............................    124,577   106,123   57,883   48,240    5,575   18,448   9,253   9,195      793   13,300   6,419   6,881      563
June............................    124,533   106,271   58,118   48,153    5,728   18,289   9,204   9,085      808   13,186   6,403   6,783      575

July............................    124,804   106,609   58,149   48,460    5,595   18,222   9,149   9,073      808   13,086   6,336   6,750      570
Aug.............................    124,729   106,510   58,037   48,473    5,629   18,264   9,145   9,119      827   13,114   6,321   6,793      567
Sept............................    124,927   106,648   58,159   48,489    5,520   18,298   9,212   9,086      873   13,174   6,397   6,777      613
Oct.............................    125,235   106,724   58,212   48,512    5,538   18,514   9,214   9,300      859   13,380   6,439   6,941      611
Nov.............................    125,124   106,503   58,077   48,426    5,508   18,664   9,179   9,485      911   13,576   6,432   7,144      682
Dec.............................    125,068   106,525   58,195   48,330    5,530   18,567   9,107   9,460      855   13,314   6,341   7,072      614

1996:Jan............................    125,311   106,631   58,356   48,275    5,560   18,583   9,144   9,439      830   13,388   6,382   7,006      600
Feb.............................    125,706   107,192   58,609   48,583    5,626   18,491   9,125   9,366      785   13,326   6,365   6,961      584
Mar.............................    126,062   107,398   58,633   48,765    5,587   18,635   9,199   9,436      840   13,401   6,380   7,021      632
Apr.............................    126,125   107,364   58,704   48,660    5,615   18,728   9,219   9,509      863   13,432   6,398   7,034      645
May.............................    126,428   107,576   58,848   48,728    5,705   18,857   9,319   9,538      881   13,584   6,487   7,097      683
June............................    126,590   107,733   58,922   48,811    5,666   18,856   9,304   9,552      810   13,478   6,403   7,075      599

July............................    126,889   107,862   58,987   48,875    5,680   19,034   9,384   9,650      837   13,612   6,490   7,122      603
Aug.............................    126,988   107,853   58,908   48,945    5,478   19,176   9,504   9,672      814   13,699   6,594   7,105      596
Sept............................    127,248   108,217   58,970   49,247    5,781   19,061   9,381   9,680      839   13,566   6,456   7,110      604
Oct.............................    127,617   108,527   59,234   49,293    5,794   19,093   9,412   9,681      849   13,647   6,502   7,145      626
Nov.............................    127,644   108,570   59,183   49,387    5,764   19,137   9,437   9,700      804   13,673   6,518   7,155      576
Dec.............................    127,855   108,734   59,299   49,435    5,764   19,132   9,397   9,735      831   13,693   6,502   7,191      607
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Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-33.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.