[Economic Report of the President (1999)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, AND PRODUCTIVITY


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Table B-37.--Civilian employment by demographic characteristic, 1955-98
[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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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
1998...............................   131,463   110,931   60,604   50,327    6,089   20,532   10,089   10,443      962   14,556   6,871   7,685      736

1997:Jan...........................   128,472   109,109   59,602   49,507    5,719   19,298    9,503    9,795      849   13,717   6,486   7,231      630
Feb............................   128,409   109,095   59,606   49,489    5,723   19,299    9,576    9,723      872   13,714   6,511   7,203      657
Mar............................   128,954   109,488   59,854   49,634    5,748   19,467    9,521    9,946      906   13,785   6,477   7,308      667
Apr............................   129,210   109,712   59,926   49,786    5,868   19,499    9,562    9,937      852   13,848   6,517   7,331      618
May............................   129,425   109,865   60,077   49,788    5,845   19,580    9,628    9,952      853   13,841   6,553   7,288      599
June...........................   129,430   109,877   59,940   49,937    5,741   19,535    9,640    9,895      795   13,806   6,552   7,254      589

July...........................   129,745   109,933   60,004   49,929    5,770   19,782    9,713   10,069      821   14,030   6,636   7,394      612
Aug............................   129,910   109,946   60,012   49,934    5,733   20,022    9,892   10,130      850   14,271   6,791   7,480      654
Sept...........................   129,911   109,905   60,022   49,883    5,749   19,997    9,803   10,194      826   14,245   6,720   7,525      624
Oct............................   130,055   110,206   60,143   50,063    5,827   19,889    9,789   10,100      875   14,077   6,683   7,394      659
Nov............................   130,546   110,530   60,443   50,087    6,000   20,015    9,833   10,182      879   14,143   6,713   7,430      644
Dec............................   130,638   110,612   60,367   50,245    5,979   20,036    9,781   10,255      873   14,147   6,637   7,510      624

1998:Jan...........................   130,943   110,659   60,398   50,261    6,087   20,254    9,999   10,255      918   14,288   6,763   7,525      677
Feb............................   131,021   110,731   60,445   50,286    6,070   20,265    9,952   10,313      901   14,340   6,747   7,593      654
Mar............................   130,908   110,556   60,293   50,263    6,084   20,389   10,010   10,379      943   14,463   6,836   7,627      704
Apr............................   131,280   110,858   60,617   50,241    6,016   20,443   10,089   10,354      989   14,477   6,884   7,593      737
May............................   131,330   110,959   60,533   50,426    6,084   20,368   10,035   10,333      918   14,351   6,827   7,524      682
June...........................   131,253   110,638   60,442   50,196    6,046   20,595   10,142   10,453    1,029   14,662   6,963   7,699      833

July...........................   131,176   110,676   60,548   50,128    6,100   20,465   10,055   10,410      927   14,511   6,858   7,653      726
Aug............................   131,264   110,848   60,547   50,301    6,077   20,499   10,030   10,469      932   14,517   6,819   7,698      728
Sept...........................   131,818   111,221   60,722   50,499    6,150   20,601   10,108   10,493      986   14,584   6,862   7,722      765
Oct............................   131,858   111,162   60,788   50,374    6,115   20,718   10,164   10,554      931   14,776   6,965   7,811      732
Nov............................   132,113   111,304   60,963   50,341    6,083   20,813   10,219   10,594      990   14,804   6,948   7,856      771
Dec............................   132,526   111,560   60,957   50,603    6,162   20,981   10,270   10,711    1,086   14,884   6,969   7,915     822
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Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.