[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 [[Page 372]] Table B-38.--Unemployment by demographic characteristic, 1955-98 [Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over; monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White Black and other Black ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Both Both Both Year or month civilian Fe- sexes Fe- sexes Fe- sexes workers Total Males males 16- Total Males males 16- Total Males males 16- 19 19 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955.............................................. 2,852 2,252 1,478 774 373 601 376 225 77 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1956.............................................. 2,750 2,159 1,366 793 382 591 345 246 95 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1957.............................................. 2,859 2,289 1,477 812 401 570 364 206 96 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1958.............................................. 4,602 3,680 2,489 1,191 541 923 610 313 138 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1959.............................................. 3,740 2,946 1,903 1,043 525 793 517 276 128 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1960.............................................. 3,852 3,065 1,988 1,077 575 788 498 290 138 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1961.............................................. 4,714 3,743 2,398 1,345 669 971 599 372 159 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1962.............................................. 3,911 3,052 1,915 1,137 580 861 509 352 142 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1963.............................................. 4,070 3,208 1,976 1,232 708 863 496 367 176 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1964.............................................. 3,786 2,999 1,779 1,220 708 787 426 361 165 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1965.............................................. 3,366 2,691 1,556 1,135 705 678 360 318 171 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1966.............................................. 2,875 2,255 1,241 1,014 651 622 310 312 186 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1967.............................................. 2,975 2,338 1,208 1,130 635 638 300 338 203 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1968.............................................. 2,817 2,226 1,142 1,084 644 590 277 313 194 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1969.............................................. 2,832 2,260 1,137 1,123 660 571 267 304 193 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1970.............................................. 4,093 3,339 1,857 1,482 871 754 380 374 235 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1971.............................................. 5,016 4,085 2,309 1,777 1,011 930 481 450 249 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1972.............................................. 4,882 3,906 2,173 1,733 1,021 977 486 491 288 906 448 458 279 1973.............................................. 4,365 3,442 1,836 1,606 955 924 440 484 280 846 395 451 262 1974.............................................. 5,156 4,097 2,169 1,927 1,104 1,058 544 514 318 965 494 470 297 1975.............................................. 7,929 6,421 3,627 2,794 1,413 1,507 815 692 355 1,369 741 629 330 1976.............................................. 7,406 5,914 3,258 2,656 1,364 1,492 779 713 355 1,334 698 637 330 1977.............................................. 6,991 5,441 2,883 2,558 1,284 1,550 784 766 379 1,393 698 695 354 1978.............................................. 6,202 4,698 2,411 2,287 1,189 1,505 731 774 394 1,330 641 690 360 1979.............................................. 6,137 4,664 2,405 2,260 1,193 1,473 714 759 362 1,319 636 683 333 1980.............................................. 7,637 5,884 3,345 2,540 1,291 1,752 922 830 377 1,553 815 738 343 1981.............................................. 8,273 6,343 3,580 2,762 1,374 1,930 997 933 388 1,731 891 840 357 1982.............................................. 10,678 8,241 4,846 3,395 1,534 2,437 1,334 1,104 443 2,142 1,167 975 396 1983.............................................. 10,717 8,128 4,859 3,270 1,387 2,588 1,401 1,187 441 2,272 1,213 1,059 392 1984.............................................. 8,539 6,372 3,600 2,772 1,116 2,167 1,144 1,022 384 1,914 1,003 911 353 1985.............................................. 8,312 6,191 3,426 2,765 1,074 2,121 1,095 1,026 394 1,864 951 913 357 1986.............................................. 8,237 6,140 3,433 2,708 1,070 2,097 1,097 999 383 1,840 946 894 347 1987.............................................. 7,425 5,501 3,132 2,369 995 1,924 969 955 353 1,684 826 858 312 1988.............................................. 6,701 4,944 2,766 2,177 910 1,757 888 869 316 1,547 771 776 288 1989.............................................. 6,528 4,770 2,636 2,135 863 1,757 889 868 331 1,544 773 772 300 1990.............................................. 7,047 5,186 2,935 2,251 903 1,860 971 889 308 1,565 806 758 268 1991.............................................. 8,628 6,560 3,859 2,701 1,029 2,068 1,087 981 330 1,723 890 833 280 1992.............................................. 9,613 7,169 4,209 2,959 1,037 2,444 1,314 1,130 390 2,011 1,067 944 324 1993.............................................. 8,940 6,655 3,828 2,827 992 2,285 1,227 1,058 373 1,844 971 872 313 1994.............................................. 7,996 5,892 3,275 2,617 960 2,104 1,092 1,011 360 1,666 848 818 300 1995.............................................. 7,404 5,459 2,999 2,460 952 1,945 984 961 394 1,538 762 777 325 1996.............................................. 7,236 5,300 2,896 2,404 939 1,936 984 952 367 1,592 808 784 310 1997.............................................. 6,739 4,836 2,641 2,195 912 1,903 935 967 359 1,560 747 813 302 1998.............................................. 6,210 4,484 2,431 2,053 876 1,726 835 891 329 1,426 671 756 281 1997:Jan.......................................... 7,126 5,170 2,870 2,300 955 1,986 977 1,009 389 1,655 803 852 328 Feb........................................... 7,154 5,113 2,783 2,330 986 2,011 961 1,050 393 1,662 772 890 324 Mar........................................... 6,996 5,018 2,729 2,289 941 1,975 989 986 369 1,616 799 817 312 Apr........................................... 6,842 4,899 2,700 2,199 916 1,936 974 962 359 1,536 758 778 302 May........................................... 6,678 4,708 2,451 2,257 873 1,990 949 1,041 387 1,586 745 841 305 June.......................................... 6,824 4,855 2,653 2,202 943 1,970 1,003 967 367 1,637 819 818 307 July.......................................... 6,633 4,802 2,599 2,203 995 1,786 850 936 297 1,479 707 772 268 Aug........................................... 6,630 4,813 2,637 2,176 928 1,834 895 939 335 1,493 701 792 281 Sept.......................................... 6,654 4,864 2,577 2,287 945 1,818 900 918 339 1,493 706 787 289 Oct........................................... 6,445 4,683 2,606 2,077 888 1,765 887 878 308 1,481 704 777 266 Nov........................................... 6,289 4,459 2,492 1,967 832 1,833 876 957 377 1,489 677 812 305 Dec........................................... 6,448 4,506 2,464 2,042 748 1,932 957 975 383 1,586 757 829 339 1998:Jan.......................................... 6,345 4,567 2,462 2,105 816 1,811 879 932 344 1,482 705 777 293 Feb........................................... 6,363 4,540 2,454 2,086 856 1,800 861 939 337 1,494 699 795 292 Mar........................................... 6,432 4,628 2,512 2,116 893 1,797 852 945 338 1,468 667 801 288 Apr........................................... 5,952 4,263 2,243 2,020 809 1,686 792 894 284 1,424 647 777 257 May........................................... 6,039 4,353 2,389 1,964 842 1,695 792 903 333 1,409 620 789 281 June.......................................... 6,245 4,570 2,470 2,100 934 1,682 801 881 298 1,363 618 745 242 July.......................................... 6,231 4,395 2,431 1,964 795 1,797 911 886 334 1,534 779 755 292 Aug........................................... 6,217 4,537 2,446 2,091 899 1,687 820 867 325 1,420 674 746 285 Sept.......................................... 6,263 4,530 2,509 2,021 906 1,759 854 905 379 1,443 676 767 315 Oct........................................... 6,258 4,552 2,447 2,105 958 1,702 828 874 352 1,387 657 730 295 Nov........................................... 6,080 4,383 2,348 2,035 905 1,695 820 875 333 1,397 672 725 293 Dec........................................... 6,021 4,436 2,432 2,004 892 1,576 790 786 291 1,273 618 655 237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.