[Economic Report of the President (2000)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] [[Page 350]] Table B-36.--Unemployment by demographic characteristic, 1955-99 [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 1999.............................................. 5,880 4,273 2,274 1,999 844 1,606 792 814 318 1,309 626 684 268 1998:Jan.......................................... 6,406 4,549 2,456 2,093 796 1,815 878 937 331 1,495 707 788 283 Feb........................................... 6,352 4,561 2,463 2,098 866 1,779 859 920 328 1,479 699 780 284 Mar........................................... 6,479 4,691 2,567 2,124 899 1,789 853 936 326 1,468 676 792 276 Apr........................................... 5,961 4,268 2,265 2,003 809 1,698 794 904 283 1,444 657 787 258 May........................................... 6,051 4,365 2,373 1,992 858 1,705 789 916 343 1,420 621 799 291 June.......................................... 6,215 4,505 2,446 2,059 929 1,709 818 891 301 1,397 640 757 255 July.......................................... 6,202 4,395 2,430 1,965 833 1,801 918 883 347 1,512 763 749 296 Aug........................................... 6,184 4,512 2,413 2,099 905 1,690 834 856 331 1,419 681 738 287 Sept.......................................... 6,234 4,513 2,509 2,004 887 1,751 848 903 378 1,425 666 759 309 Oct........................................... 6,239 4,551 2,438 2,113 950 1,699 812 887 351 1,381 648 733 296 Nov........................................... 6,074 4,386 2,344 2,042 895 1,682 814 868 332 1,386 665 721 291 Dec........................................... 6,028 4,441 2,411 2,030 874 1,566 780 786 299 1,261 601 660 242 1999:Jan.......................................... 6,007 4,378 2,341 2,037 892 1,573 796 777 358 1,281 611 670 295 Feb........................................... 6,108 4,438 2,422 2,016 851 1,650 793 857 340 1,326 629 697 281 Mar........................................... 5,828 4,207 2,200 2,007 841 1,623 743 880 352 1,306 588 718 302 Apr........................................... 6,032 4,458 2,274 2,184 852 1,590 781 809 323 1,277 595 682 263 May........................................... 5,823 4,295 2,318 1,977 807 1,545 771 774 292 1,237 599 638 234 June.......................................... 5,934 4,403 2,325 2,078 834 1,532 761 771 281 1,239 583 656 232 July.......................................... 5,937 4,299 2,276 2,023 803 1,651 787 864 282 1,404 650 754 251 Aug........................................... 5,842 4,311 2,372 1,939 813 1,550 713 837 300 1,274 576 698 258 Sept.......................................... 5,825 4,192 2,209 1,983 870 1,654 814 840 345 1,360 648 712 294 Oct........................................... 5,757 4,106 2,174 1,932 842 1,654 904 750 317 1,365 735 630 294 Nov........................................... 5,736 4,092 2,167 1,925 857 1,633 826 807 319 1,321 649 672 263 Dec........................................... 5,688 4,057 2,163 1,894 864 1,622 831 791 300 1,309 644 665 248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-33. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.