[Economic Report of the President (1998)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-41.--Civilian employment/population ratio by demographic characteristic, 1954-97 [Percent;\1\ monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White Black and other or black --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Males Females Males Females civil- ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Year or month ian 20 20 20 20 work- Total 16-19 years 16-19 years Total 16-19 years 16-19 years ers Total years and Total years and Total years and Total years and over over over over -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (6)Black and other ---------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------- (6)Black ---------------------------------------------------- 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.................................. 62.8 63.7 73.3 51.0 75.1 54.7 48.3 55.2 56.7 62.6 27.7 67.1 51.9 25.8 54.7 1991.................................. 61.7 62.6 71.6 47.2 73.5 54.2 45.9 54.8 55.4 61.3 23.8 65.9 50.6 21.5 53.6 1992.................................. 61.5 62.4 71.1 46.4 73.1 54.2 44.2 54.9 54.9 59.9 23.6 64.3 50.8 22.1 53.6 1993.................................. 61.7 62.7 71.4 46.6 73.3 54.6 45.7 55.2 55.0 60.0 23.6 64.3 50.9 21.6 53.8 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 1996.................................. 63.2 64.1 72.3 48.2 74.2 56.3 47.6 57.0 57.4 61.1 24.9 65.5 54.4 27.1 57.1 1997.................................. 63.8 64.6 72.7 48.1 74.7 57.0 47.2 57.8 58.2 61.4 23.7 66.1 55.6 28.5 58.4 1996: Jan............................. 62.7 63.6 71.9 48.6 73.8 55.8 47.0 56.4 57.2 61.1 24.6 65.6 54.1 27.4 56.8 Feb............................. 63.0 63.9 72.2 49.0 74.1 56.1 47.6 56.8 57.0 60.8 25.4 65.2 53.8 24.9 56.7 Mar............................. 63.0 63.9 72.1 48.0 74.0 56.3 47.3 56.9 57.1 60.9 26.1 65.1 54.1 27.6 56.7 Apr............................. 63.0 63.9 72.1 48.9 74.0 56.1 46.5 56.8 57.1 60.8 27.3 64.9 54.1 27.7 56.8 May............................. 63.1 63.9 72.2 49.0 74.0 56.2 47.3 56.8 57.7 61.5 28.8 65.5 54.6 28.8 57.2 June............................ 63.2 64.0 72.4 49.0 74.2 56.2 47.2 56.8 57.3 60.8 24.3 65.3 54.4 28.0 57.1 July............................ 63.2 64.1 72.4 48.3 74.3 56.3 47.7 56.9 57.6 61.2 24.3 65.8 54.7 27.1 57.5 Aug............................. 63.2 64.1 72.3 46.3 74.4 56.3 46.7 57.0 57.6 61.8 24.5 66.4 54.3 24.9 57.3 Sept............................ 63.3 64.3 72.4 48.7 74.3 56.7 49.0 57.2 57.0 60.5 23.9 65.1 54.2 26.8 57.0 Oct............................. 63.5 64.3 72.5 48.4 74.5 56.7 48.9 57.2 57.5 61.0 24.6 65.5 54.8 27.2 57.6 Nov............................. 63.4 64.3 72.3 47.1 74.3 56.8 48.6 57.3 57.6 61.0 22.0 65.8 54.8 26.9 57.7 Dec............................. 63.4 64.3 72.5 47.9 74.5 56.7 47.6 57.3 57.5 61.1 23.3 65.7 54.7 28.1 57.4 1997: Jan............................. 63.5 64.4 72.5 47.4 74.5 56.8 47.3 57.5 57.6 60.8 23.4 65.5 55.0 29.3 57.6 Feb............................. 63.5 64.4 72.5 47.7 74.6 56.8 47.2 57.5 57.5 60.8 26.5 65.0 54.8 28.4 57.5 Mar............................. 63.7 64.6 72.7 48.0 74.7 56.9 47.3 57.6 57.8 60.6 22.6 65.4 55.6 32.2 58.0 Apr............................. 63.8 64.7 72.8 47.8 74.8 57.0 48.6 57.6 58.0 60.9 23.3 65.7 55.5 28.4 58.3 May............................. 63.8 64.7 72.9 49.0 74.8 57.0 47.2 57.8 57.8 61.1 24.6 65.7 55.0 25.0 58.1 June............................ 63.7 64.6 72.6 46.8 74.7 57.1 47.5 57.8 57.7 61.1 22.5 65.9 54.9 26.8 57.8 July............................ 63.8 64.6 72.6 47.2 74.7 57.1 47.5 57.8 58.5 61.7 22.8 66.5 55.9 28.4 58.7 Aug............................. 63.8 64.6 72.5 46.8 74.6 57.0 46.5 57.8 59.2 62.8 24.2 67.5 56.3 29.0 59.1 Sept............................ 63.7 64.5 72.5 47.7 74.5 57.0 46.4 57.8 58.9 61.9 22.5 66.8 56.4 29.0 59.2 Oct............................. 63.8 64.6 72.5 48.7 74.4 57.1 46.3 57.9 58.3 61.8 25.9 66.3 55.5 28.0 58.3 Nov............................. 64.0 64.9 73.0 50.6 74.9 57.1 46.9 57.8 58.5 61.9 23.8 66.5 55.8 28.4 58.6 Dec............................. 64.1 64.9 72.8 50.0 74.7 57.4 47.6 58.1 58.5 61.1 22.9 65.8 56.4 29.2 59.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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-35. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.