[Economic Report of the President (2001)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-36.--Civilian employment and unemployment by sex and age, 1950-2000
[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Civilian employment                                             Unemployment
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Males                     Females                             Males                  Females
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Year or month                                          20                         20                               20                      20
Total             16-19    years             16-19    years    Total            16-19   years           16-19   years
Total    years     and     Total    years     and              Total   years    and    Total   years    and
over                       over                             over                    over
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1950...........................    58,918   41,578    2,186   39,394   17,340    1,517   15,824    3,288   2,239     318   1,922   1,049     195     854
1951...........................    59,961   41,780    2,156   39,626   18,181    1,611   16,570    2,055   1,221     191   1,029     834     145     689
1952...........................    60,250   41,682    2,107   39,578   18,568    1,612   16,958    1,883   1,185     205     980     698     140     559
1953...........................    61,179   42,430    2,136   40,296   18,749    1,584   17,164    1,834   1,202     184   1,019     632     123     510
1954...........................    60,109   41,619    1,985   39,634   18,490    1,490   17,000    3,532   2,344     310   2,035   1,188     191     997
1955...........................    62,170   42,621    2,095   40,526   19,551    1,547   18,002    2,852   1,854     274   1,580     998     176     823
1956...........................    63,799   43,379    2,164   41,216   20,419    1,654   18,767    2,750   1,711     269   1,442   1,039     209     832
1957...........................    64,071   43,357    2,115   41,239   20,714    1,663   19,052    2,859   1,841     300   1,541   1,018     197     821
1958...........................    63,036   42,423    2,012   40,411   20,613    1,570   19,043    4,602   3,098     416   2,681   1,504     262   1,242
1959...........................    64,630   43,466    2,198   41,267   21,164    1,640   19,524    3,740   2,420     398   2,022   1,320     256   1,063

1960...........................    65,778   43,904    2,361   41,543   21,874    1,768   20,105    3,852   2,486     426   2,060   1,366     286   1,080
1961...........................    65,746   43,656    2,315   41,342   22,090    1,793   20,296    4,714   2,997     479   2,518   1,717     349   1,368
1962...........................    66,702   44,177    2,362   41,815   22,525    1,833   20,693    3,911   2,423     408   2,016   1,488     313   1,175
1963...........................    67,762   44,657    2,406   42,251   23,105    1,849   21,257    4,070   2,472     501   1,971   1,598     383   1,216
1964...........................    69,305   45,474    2,587   42,886   23,831    1,929   21,903    3,786   2,205     487   1,718   1,581     385   1,195
1965...........................    71,088   46,340    2,918   43,422   24,748    2,118   22,630    3,366   1,914     479   1,435   1,452     395   1,056
1966...........................    72,895   46,919    3,253   43,668   25,976    2,468   23,510    2,875   1,551     432   1,120   1,324     405     921
1967...........................    74,372   47,479    3,186   44,294   26,893    2,496   24,397    2,975   1,508     448   1,060   1,468     391   1,078
1968...........................    75,920   48,114    3,255   44,859   27,807    2,526   25,281    2,817   1,419     426     993   1,397     412     985
1969...........................    77,902   48,818    3,430   45,388   29,084    2,687   26,397    2,832   1,403     440     963   1,429     413   1,015

1970...........................    78,678   48,990    3,409   45,581   29,688    2,735   26,952    4,093   2,238     599   1,638   1,855     506   1,349
1971...........................    79,367   49,390    3,478   45,912   29,976    2,730   27,246    5,016   2,789     693   2,097   2,227     568   1,658
1972...........................    82,153   50,896    3,765   47,130   31,257    2,980   28,276    4,882   2,659     711   1,948   2,222     598   1,625
1973...........................    85,064   52,349    4,039   48,310   32,715    3,231   29,484    4,365   2,275     653   1,624   2,089     583   1,507
1974...........................    86,794   53,024    4,103   48,922   33,769    3,345   30,424    5,156   2,714     757   1,957   2,441     665   1,777
1975...........................    85,846   51,857    3,839   48,018   33,989    3,263   30,726    7,929   4,442     966   3,476   3,486     802   2,684
1976...........................    88,752   53,138    3,947   49,190   35,615    3,389   32,226    7,406   4,036     939   3,098   3,369     780   2,588
1977...........................    92,017   54,728    4,174   50,555   37,289    3,514   33,775    6,991   3,667     874   2,794   3,324     789   2,535
1978...........................    96,048   56,479    4,336   52,143   39,569    3,734   35,836    6,202   3,142     813   2,328   3,061     769   2,292
1979...........................    98,824   57,607    4,300   53,308   41,217    3,783   37,434    6,137   3,120     811   2,308   3,018     743   2,276

1980...........................    99,303   57,186    4,085   53,101   42,117    3,625   38,492    7,637   4,267     913   3,353   3,370     755   2,615
1981...........................   100,397   57,397    3,815   53,582   43,000    3,411   39,590    8,273   4,577     962   3,615   3,696     800   2,895
1982...........................    99,526   56,271    3,379   52,891   43,256    3,170   40,086   10,678   6,179   1,090   5,089   4,499     886   3,613
1983...........................   100,834   56,787    3,300   53,487   44,047    3,043   41,004   10,717   6,260   1,003   5,257   4,457     825   3,632
1984...........................   105,005   59,091    3,322   55,769   45,915    3,122   42,793    8,539   4,744     812   3,932   3,794     687   3,107
1985...........................   107,150   59,891    3,328   56,562   47,259    3,105   44,154    8,312   4,521     806   3,715   3,791     661   3,129
1986...........................   109,597   60,892    3,323   57,569   48,706    3,149   45,556    8,237   4,530     779   3,751   3,707     675   3,032
1987...........................   112,440   62,107    3,381   58,726   50,334    3,260   47,074    7,425   4,101     732   3,369   3,324     616   2,709
1988...........................   114,968   63,273    3,492   59,781   51,696    3,313   48,383    6,701   3,655     667   2,987   3,046     558   2,487
1989...........................   117,342   64,315    3,477   60,837   53,027    3,282   49,745    6,528   3,525     658   2,867   3,003     536   2,467

1990...........................   118,793   65,104    3,427   61,678   53,689    3,154   50,535    7,047   3,906     667   3,239   3,140     544   2,596
1991...........................   117,718   64,223    3,044   61,178   53,496    2,862   50,634    8,628   4,946     751   4,195   3,683     608   3,074
1992...........................   118,492   64,440    2,944   61,496   54,052    2,724   51,328    9,613   5,523     806   4,717   4,090     621   3,469
1993...........................   120,259   65,349    2,994   62,355   54,910    2,811   52,099    8,940   5,055     768   4,287   3,885     597   3,288
1994...........................   123,060   66,450    3,156   63,294   56,610    3,005   53,606    7,996   4,367     740   3,627   3,629     580   3,049
1995...........................   124,900   67,377    3,292   64,085   57,523    3,127   54,396    7,404   3,983     744   3,239   3,421     602   2,819
1996...........................   126,708   68,207    3,310   64,897   58,501    3,190   55,311    7,236   3,880     733   3,146   3,356     573   2,783
1997...........................   129,558   69,685    3,401   66,284   59,873    3,260   56,613    6,739   3,577     694   2,882   3,162     577   2,585
1998...........................   131,463   70,693    3,558   67,135   60,771    3,493   57,278    6,210   3,266     686   2,580   2,944     519   2,424
1999...........................   133,488   71,446    3,685   67,761   62,042    3,487   58,555    5,880   3,066     633   2,433   2,814     529   2,285

1999: Jan......................   133,225   71,368    3,597   67,771   61,857    3,484   58,373    6,007   3,138     707   2,431   2,869     551   2,318
Feb......................   133,029   71,230    3,703   67,527   61,799    3,538   58,261    6,108   3,232     648   2,584   2,876     546   2,330
Mar......................   132,976   71,269    3,641   67,628   61,707    3,491   58,216    5,828   2,949     643   2,306   2,879     541   2,338
Apr......................   133,054   71,208    3,646   67,562   61,846    3,510   58,336    6,032   3,062     632   2,430   2,970     541   2,429
May......................   133,190   71,207    3,737   67,470   61,983    3,500   58,483    5,823   3,111     603   2,508   2,712     487   2,225
June.....................   133,398   71,330    3,685   67,645   62,068    3,421   58,647    5,934   3,084     613   2,471   2,850     509   2,341

July.....................   133,399   71,437    3,734   67,703   61,962    3,485   58,477    5,937   3,061     597   2,464   2,876     501   2,375
Aug......................   133,530   71,436    3,668   67,768   62,094    3,446   58,648    5,842   3,063     591   2,472   2,779     523   2,256
Sept.....................   133,650   71,630    3,687   67,943   62,020    3,390   58,630    5,825   3,013     628   2,385   2,812     582   2,230
Oct......................   133,940   71,623    3,725   67,898   62,317    3,517   58,800    5,757   3,057     616   2,441   2,700     545   2,155
Nov......................   134,098   71,732    3,695   68,037   62,366    3,528   58,838    5,736   2,996     645   2,351   2,740     526   2,214
Dec......................   134,420   71,927    3,730   68,197   62,493    3,535   58,958    5,688   3,003     671   2,332   2,685     489   2,196

2000: Jan......................   135,221   72,358    3,773   68,585   62,863    3,584   59,280    5,689   2,946     613   2,332   2,743     447   2,279
Feb......................   135,362   72,473    3,782   68,691   62,889    3,491   59,398    5,804   3,121     691   2,429   2,683     505   2,178
Mar......................   135,159   72,313    3,833   68,480   62,846    3,424   59,422    5,708   2,885     543   2,342   2,823     574   2,249
Apr......................   135,706   72,307    3,825   68,481   63,399    3,642   59,757    5,524   2,882     603   2,280   2,642     479   2,163
May......................   134,715   71,948    3,718   68,230   62,767    3,519   59,248    5,774   2,934     562   2,373   2,839     472   2,367
June.....................   135,179   72,217    3,787   68,430   62,962    3,684   59,278    5,583   2,903     619   2,284   2,680     362   2,318

July.....................   134,749   72,063    3,623   68,440   62,686    3,464   59,222    5,650   2,854     591   2,263   2,796     510   2,286
Aug......................   134,912   72,407    3,650   68,757   62,505    3,556   58,949    5,829   3,005     695   2,309   2,824     514   2,311
Sept.....................   135,161   72,352    3,654   68,699   62,809    3,541   59,268    5,477   2,881     578   2,303   2,597     479   2,118
Oct......................   135,422   72,378    3,635   68,743   63,044    3,628   59,417    5,496   2,936     551   2,385   2,560     496   2,065
Nov......................   135,373   72,286    3,640   68,646   63,087    3,632   59,456    5,679   3,058     582   2,476   2,621     516   2,105
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Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.