[Economic Report of the President (2000)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-35.--Civilian employment by demographic characteristic, 1955-99
[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
1999...............................   133,488   112,235   61,139   51,096    6,204   21,253   10,307   10,945      968   15,056   7,027   8,029      691

1998:Jan...........................   130,819   110,567   60,348   50,219    6,111   20,245    9,971   10,274      926   14,269   6,751   7,518      677
Feb............................   130,911   110,616   60,409   50,207    6,046   20,295    9,936   10,359      914   14,366   6,735   7,631      664
Mar............................   130,854   110,478   60,255   50,223    6,088   20,405   10,000   10,405      932   14,484   6,827   7,657      707
Apr............................   131,255   110,813   60,586   50,227    6,002   20,407   10,095   10,312      988   14,463   6,883   7,580      749
May............................   131,278   110,902   60,528   50,374    6,049   20,331   10,022   10,309      906   14,326   6,804   7,522      676
June...........................   131,234   110,645   60,483   50,162    6,061   20,585   10,142   10,443    1,024   14,636   6,950   7,686      821

July...........................   131,274   110,766   60,544   50,222    6,088   20,490   10,080   10,410      938   14,526   6,873   7,653      727
Aug............................   131,381   110,920   60,591   50,329    6,113   20,542   10,063   10,479      949   14,553   6,845   7,708      736
Sept...........................   131,922   111,350   60,728   50,622    6,191   20,596   10,133   10,463      999   14,551   6,881   7,670      769
Oct............................   131,950   111,245   60,832   50,413    6,094   20,733   10,190   10,543      930   14,793   6,986   7,807      732
Nov............................   132,156   111,387   61,009   50,378    6,070   20,811   10,217   10,594      995   14,799   6,949   7,850      768
Dec............................   132,517   111,539   60,959   50,580    6,167   20,955   10,230   10,725    1,049   14,894   6,962   7,932      801

1999:Jan...........................   133,225   111,978   60,946   51,032    6,130   21,253   10,406   10,847      968   15,056   7,114   7,942      724
Feb............................   133,029   112,017   60,959   51,058    6,218   21,022   10,262   10,760    1,001   14,924   7,002   7,922      720
Mar............................   132,976   112,030   61,075   50,955    6,154   20,977   10,215   10,762      998   14,925   6,985   7,940      705
Apr............................   133,054   111,886   60,993   50,893    6,167   21,125   10,198   10,927      979   15,011   6,982   8,029      684
May............................   133,190   111,898   60,892   51,006    6,259   21,230   10,261   10,969      984   15,053   7,038   8,015      696
June...........................   133,398   112,115   61,053   51,062    6,113   21,264   10,278   10,986      972   15,069   7,015   8,054      704

July...........................   133,399   112,193   61,207   50,986    6,238   21,143   10,175   10,968      958   14,962   6,922   8,040      682
Aug............................   133,530   112,308   61,193   51,115    6,161   21,270   10,302   10,968      935   15,047   7,018   8,029      660
Sept...........................   133,650   112,303   61,322   50,981    6,191   21,378   10,297   11,081      905   15,114   7,016   8,098      659
Oct............................   133,940   112,548   61,301   51,247    6,302   21,421   10,342   11,079      948   15,124   7,030   8,094      662
Nov............................   134,098   112,611   61,294   51,317    6,271   21,519   10,456   11,063      954   15,187   7,076   8,111      663
Dec............................   134,420   112,951   61,436   51,515    6,244   21,433   10,499   10,934    1,016   15,204   7,127   8,077      732
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Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-33.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.