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


 
Table B-37.--Civilian employment by demographic characteristic, 1955-2000
[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

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

2000: Jan.........................   135,221   113,704   61,751   51,953    6,360   21,528   10,595   10,933       997   15,254   7,192   8,062      701
Feb.........................   135,362   113,634   61,823   51,810    6,211   21,714   10,641   11,073     1,055   15,471   7,319   8,152      756
Mar.........................   135,159   113,630   61,839   51,791    6,270   21,574   10,541   11,034     1,004   15,356   7,212   8,144      718
Apr.........................   135,706   113,915   61,661   52,253    6,379   21,766   10,619   11,146     1,074   15,444   7,244   8,200      773
May.........................   134,715   112,988   61,429   51,559    6,237   21,628   10,432   11,197     1,003   15,261   7,074   8,187      724
June........................   135,179   113,484   61,735   51,748    6,458   21,685   10,491   11,194       988   15,275   7,100   8,174      722

July........................   134,749   113,156   61,494   51,662    6,153   21,572   10,512   11,060       901   15,190   7,127   8,064      696
Aug.........................   134,912   113,352   61,941   51,411    6,264   21,634   10,531   11,103       935   15,190   7,091   8,098      682
Sept........................   135,161   113,450   61,723   51,727    6,219   21,761   10,622   11,138     1,002   15,246   7,127   8,119      709
Oct.........................   135,422   113,516   61,739   51,776    6,252   21,889   10,646   11,242       995   15,380   7,186   8,194      735
Nov.........................   135,373   113,359   61,539   51,820    6,176   22,056   10,796   11,260     1,106   15,509   7,289   8,221      811
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Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.