[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 373]] Table B-39.--Civilian labor force participation rate and employment/population ratio, 1950-98 [Percent;\1\ monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labor force participation rate Employment/population ratio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All Both All Both Year or month civilian Fe- sexes Black civilian Fe- sexes Black work- Males males 16-19 White and Black work- Males males 16-19 White and Black ers years other ers years other -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950........................... 59.2 86.4 33.9 51.8 ...... ...... ....... 56.1 82.0 32.0 45.5 ...... ...... ...... 1951........................... 59.2 86.3 34.6 52.2 ...... ...... ....... 57.3 84.0 33.1 47.9 ...... ...... ...... 1952........................... 59.0 86.3 34.7 51.3 ...... ...... ....... 57.3 83.9 33.4 46.9 ...... ...... ...... 1953........................... 58.9 86.0 34.4 50.2 ...... ...... ....... 57.1 83.6 33.3 46.4 ...... ...... ...... 1954........................... 58.8 85.5 34.6 48.3 58.2 64.0 ....... 55.5 81.0 32.5 42.3 55.2 58.0 ...... 1955........................... 59.3 85.4 35.7 48.9 58.7 64.2 ....... 56.7 81.8 34.0 43.5 56.5 58.7 ...... 1956........................... 60.0 85.5 36.9 50.9 59.4 64.9 ....... 57.5 82.3 35.1 45.3 57.3 59.5 ...... 1957........................... 59.6 84.8 36.9 49.6 59.1 64.4 ....... 57.1 81.3 35.1 43.9 56.8 59.3 ...... 1958........................... 59.5 84.2 37.1 47.4 58.9 64.8 ....... 55.4 78.5 34.5 39.9 55.3 56.7 ...... 1959........................... 59.3 83.7 37.1 46.7 58.7 64.3 ....... 56.0 79.3 35.0 39.9 55.9 57.5 ...... 1960........................... 59.4 83.3 37.7 47.5 58.8 64.5 ....... 56.1 78.9 35.5 40.5 55.9 57.9 ...... 1961........................... 59.3 82.9 38.1 46.9 58.8 64.1 ....... 55.4 77.6 35.4 39.1 55.3 56.2 ...... 1962........................... 58.8 82.0 37.9 46.1 58.3 63.2 ....... 55.5 77.7 35.6 39.4 55.4 56.3 ...... 1963........................... 58.7 81.4 38.3 45.2 58.2 63.0 ....... 55.4 77.1 35.8 37.4 55.3 56.2 ...... 1964........................... 58.7 81.0 38.7 44.5 58.2 63.1 ....... 55.7 77.3 36.3 37.3 55.5 57.0 ...... 1965........................... 58.9 80.7 39.3 45.7 58.4 62.9 ....... 56.2 77.5 37.1 38.9 56.0 57.8 ...... 1966........................... 59.2 80.4 40.3 48.2 58.7 63.0 ....... 56.9 77.9 38.3 42.1 56.8 58.4 ...... 1967........................... 59.6 80.4 41.1 48.4 59.2 62.8 ....... 57.3 78.0 39.0 42.2 57.2 58.2 ...... 1968........................... 59.6 80.1 41.6 48.3 59.3 62.2 ....... 57.5 77.8 39.6 42.2 57.4 58.0 ...... 1969........................... 60.1 79.8 42.7 49.4 59.9 62.1 ....... 58.0 77.6 40.7 43.4 58.0 58.1 ...... 1970........................... 60.4 79.7 43.3 49.9 60.2 61.8 ....... 57.4 76.2 40.8 42.3 57.5 56.8 ...... 1971........................... 60.2 79.1 43.4 49.7 60.1 60.9 ....... 56.6 74.9 40.4 41.3 56.8 54.9 ...... 1972........................... 60.4 78.9 43.9 51.9 60.4 60.2 59.9 57.0 75.0 41.0 43.5 57.4 54.1 53.7 1973........................... 60.8 78.8 44.7 53.7 60.8 60.5 60.2 57.8 75.5 42.0 45.9 58.2 55.0 54.5 1974........................... 61.3 78.7 45.7 54.8 61.4 60.3 59.8 57.8 74.9 42.6 46.0 58.3 54.3 53.5 1975........................... 61.2 77.9 46.3 54.0 61.5 59.6 58.8 56.1 71.7 42.0 43.3 56.7 51.4 50.1 1976........................... 61.6 77.5 47.3 54.5 61.8 59.8 59.0 56.8 72.0 43.2 44.2 57.5 52.0 50.8 1977........................... 62.3 77.7 48.4 56.0 62.5 60.4 59.8 57.9 72.8 44.5 46.1 58.6 52.5 51.4 1978........................... 63.2 77.9 50.0 57.8 63.3 62.2 61.5 59.3 73.8 46.4 48.3 60.0 54.7 53.6 1979........................... 63.7 77.8 50.9 57.9 63.9 62.2 61.4 59.9 73.8 47.5 48.5 60.6 55.2 53.8 1980........................... 63.8 77.4 51.5 56.7 64.1 61.7 61.0 59.2 72.0 47.7 46.6 60.0 53.6 52.3 1981........................... 63.9 77.0 52.1 55.4 64.3 61.3 60.8 59.0 71.3 48.0 44.6 60.0 52.6 51.3 1982........................... 64.0 76.6 52.6 54.1 64.3 61.6 61.0 57.8 69.0 47.7 41.5 58.8 50.9 49.4 1983........................... 64.0 76.4 52.9 53.5 64.3 62.1 61.5 57.9 68.8 48.0 41.5 58.9 51.0 49.5 1984........................... 64.4 76.4 53.6 53.9 64.6 62.6 62.2 59.5 70.7 49.5 43.7 60.5 53.6 52.3 1985........................... 64.8 76.3 54.5 54.5 65.0 63.3 62.9 60.1 70.9 50.4 44.4 61.0 54.7 53.4 1986........................... 65.3 76.3 55.3 54.7 65.5 63.7 63.3 60.7 71.0 51.4 44.6 61.5 55.4 54.1 1987........................... 65.6 76.2 56.0 54.7 65.8 64.3 63.8 61.5 71.5 52.5 45.5 62.3 56.8 55.6 1988........................... 65.9 76.2 56.6 55.3 66.2 64.0 63.8 62.3 72.0 53.4 46.8 63.1 57.4 56.3 1989........................... 66.5 76.4 57.4 55.9 66.7 64.7 64.2 63.0 72.5 54.3 47.5 63.8 58.2 56.9 1990........................... 66.5 76.4 57.5 53.7 66.9 64.4 64.0 62.8 72.0 54.3 45.3 63.7 57.9 56.7 1991........................... 66.2 75.8 57.4 51.6 66.6 63.8 63.3 61.7 70.4 53.7 42.0 62.6 56.7 55.4 1992........................... 66.4 75.8 57.8 51.3 66.8 64.6 63.9 61.5 69.8 53.8 41.0 62.4 56.4 54.9 1993........................... 66.3 75.4 57.9 51.5 66.8 63.8 63.2 61.7 70.0 54.1 41.7 62.7 56.3 55.0 1994........................... 66.6 75.1 58.8 52.7 67.1 63.9 63.4 62.5 70.4 55.3 43.4 63.5 57.2 56.1 1995........................... 66.6 75.0 58.9 53.5 67.1 64.3 63.7 62.9 70.8 55.6 44.2 63.8 58.1 57.1 1996........................... 66.8 74.9 59.3 52.3 67.2 64.6 64.1 63.2 70.9 56.0 43.5 64.1 58.6 57.4 1997........................... 67.1 75.0 59.8 51.6 67.5 65.2 64.7 63.8 71.3 56.8 43.4 64.6 59.4 58.2 1998........................... 67.1 74.9 59.8 52.8 67.3 66.0 65.6 64.1 71.6 57.1 45.1 64.7 60.9 59.7 1997:Jan....................... 67.0 75.0 59.6 51.7 67.4 64.8 64.5 63.5 71.1 56.5 43.0 64.4 58.7 57.5 Feb........................ 67.0 75.0 59.6 52.4 67.4 64.8 64.4 63.4 71.1 56.4 43.3 64.4 58.7 57.4 Mar........................ 67.1 75.1 59.8 52.0 67.5 65.1 64.5 63.7 71.3 56.7 43.5 64.6 59.1 57.7 Apr........................ 67.1 75.0 59.8 52.1 67.5 65.0 64.3 63.8 71.3 56.8 43.8 64.7 59.1 57.9 May........................ 67.1 75.0 59.8 52.0 67.5 65.3 64.4 63.8 71.5 56.7 43.8 64.7 59.2 57.8 June....................... 67.1 75.0 59.8 51.2 67.5 65.0 64.4 63.8 71.3 56.8 42.6 64.7 59.0 57.6 July....................... 67.1 74.9 59.9 51.7 67.5 65.1 64.6 63.9 71.4 56.9 43.1 64.7 59.7 58.4 Aug........................ 67.1 75.0 59.9 51.2 67.4 65.8 65.6 63.9 71.4 56.9 43.0 64.6 60.3 59.4 Sept....................... 67.1 74.9 59.9 50.9 67.4 65.6 65.4 63.8 71.3 56.9 42.6 64.5 60.1 59.2 Oct........................ 67.0 74.8 59.7 51.0 67.4 64.9 64.5 63.8 71.3 56.9 43.3 64.7 59.7 58.4 Nov........................ 67.1 75.0 59.7 52.0 67.4 65.4 64.7 64.0 71.6 57.0 44.2 64.8 59.9 58.6 Dec........................ 67.2 74.9 60.0 51.5 67.5 65.7 65.1 64.0 71.4 57.1 44.2 64.8 59.9 58.5 1998:Jan....................... 67.2 75.0 60.0 52.9 67.5 66.0 65.2 64.1 71.6 57.1 45.4 64.8 60.6 59.1 Feb........................ 67.2 75.0 60.0 53.1 67.4 65.9 65.4 64.1 71.6 57.1 45.3 64.8 60.5 59.2 Mar........................ 67.1 74.9 60.0 53.0 67.4 66.2 65.7 64.0 71.4 57.1 45.1 64.6 60.8 59.6 Apr........................ 67.0 74.8 59.8 51.9 67.3 65.9 65.5 64.1 71.8 57.0 44.9 64.8 60.9 59.6 May........................ 67.0 74.8 59.8 52.4 67.3 65.6 64.8 64.1 71.6 57.1 44.9 64.8 60.5 59.0 June....................... 67.0 74.8 59.8 53.0 67.2 66.1 65.8 64.0 71.5 57.0 45.2 64.6 61.1 60.2 July....................... 66.9 74.9 59.6 52.3 67.1 65.9 65.8 63.9 71.5 56.9 44.9 64.5 60.6 59.5 Aug........................ 66.9 74.6 59.8 52.6 67.2 65.6 65.3 63.9 71.3 57.0 44.8 64.6 60.6 59.5 Sept....................... 67.1 74.9 59.9 53.5 67.4 66.0 65.5 64.1 71.6 57.2 45.4 64.7 60.8 59.6 Oct........................ 67.1 74.8 59.9 53.1 67.3 66.0 66.0 64.0 71.6 57.1 44.7 64.6 61.0 60.3 Nov........................ 67.1 74.9 59.7 52.4 67.2 66.2 66.0 64.1 71.7 57.0 44.6 64.7 61.2 60.4 Dec........................ 67.2 75.0 59.9 52.9 67.4 66.2 65.8 64.2 71.7 57.3 45.5 64.8 61.6 60.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\Civilian labor force or 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.