[Economic Report of the President (1998)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-37.--Civilian employment by demographic characteristic, 1954-97 [Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over; monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White Black and other Black All ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997............................... 129.558 109,856 59,998 49,859 5,807 19,701 9,687 10,014 853 13,969 6,607 7,362 631 1996: Jan.......................... 125,246 106,594 58,350 48,244 5,555 18,579 9,151 9,428 822 13,410 6,412 6,998 601 Feb.......................... 125,771 107,237 58,631 48,606 5,627 18,503 9,119 9,384 782 13,360 6,391 6,969 581 Mar.......................... 125,951 107,313 58,576 48,737 5,570 18,626 9,213 9,413 822 13,420 6,406 7,014 623 Apr.......................... 126,057 107,289 58,639 48,650 5,597 18,728 9,227 9,501 855 13,434 6,409 7,025 641 May.......................... 126,321 107,446 58,731 48,715 5,671 18,860 9,311 9,549 874 13,587 6,490 7,097 674 June......................... 126,591 107,698 58,929 48,769 5,683 18,884 9,307 9,577 823 13,512 6,425 7,087 615 July......................... 126,867 107,860 58,988 48,872 5,686 19,003 9,366 9,637 843 13,604 6,478 7,126 607 Aug.......................... 126,995 107,936 58,966 48,970 5,526 19,133 9,482 9,651 818 13,629 6,544 7,085 590 Sept......................... 127,338 108,377 59,094 49,283 5,826 19,037 9,373 9,664 857 13,511 6,421 7,090 609 Oct.......................... 127,715 108,597 59,284 49,313 5,811 19,112 9,406 9,706 850 13,653 6,483 7,170 622 Nov.......................... 127,746 108,594 59,159 49,435 5,732 19,162 9,437 9,725 808 13,680 6,495 7,185 582 Dec.......................... 127,899 108,752 59,337 49,415 5,736 19,154 9,434 9,720 832 13,692 6,515 7,177 615 1997: Jan.......................... 128,541 109,154 59,631 49,523 5,742 19,316 9,523 9,793 856 13,736 6,501 7,235 633 Feb.......................... 128,515 109,211 59,686 49,525 5,755 19,296 9,569 9,727 875 13,722 6,506 7,216 658 Mar.......................... 129,035 109,528 59,855 49,673 5,776 19,508 9,528 9,980 912 13,816 6,487 7,329 665 Apr.......................... 129,275 109,721 59,955 49,766 5,849 19,512 9,583 9,929 863 13,864 6,535 7,329 624 May.......................... 129,494 109,906 60,093 49,813 5,851 19,563 9,631 9,932 850 13,837 6,565 7,272 596 June......................... 129,392 109,779 59,893 49,886 5,735 19,584 9,649 9,935 815 13,836 6,571 7,265 599 July......................... 129,661 109,851 59,967 49,884 5,768 19,786 9,714 10,072 831 14,040 6,641 7,399 621 Aug.......................... 129,747 109,832 59,949 49,883 5,699 19,989 9,869 10,120 832 14,237 6,766 7,471 642 Sept......................... 129,761 109,904 59,981 49,923 5,750 19,955 9,786 10,169 823 14,180 6,690 7,490 621 Oct.......................... 129,910 110,063 60,025 50,038 5,813 19,857 9,780 10,077 857 14,067 6,680 7,387 656 Nov.......................... 130,575 110,604 60,545 50,059 5,976 19,984 9,818 10,166 855 14,128 6,700 7,428 628 Dec.......................... 130,777 110,729 60,416 50,313 5,983 20,061 9,790 10,271 872 14,149 6,628 7,521 630 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.