[Economic Report of the President (2002)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
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Table B-35.--Civilian population and labor force, 1929-2001
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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Civilian labor force                          Civil-             Unem-
-------------------------------------------------             ian     Civil-    ploy-
Civilian                     Employment                               labor    ian em-   ment
noninsti-           -----------------------------            Not in    force     ploy-    rate,
Year or month                        tutional                                            Un-      labor     par-     ment/   civil-
popula-     Total              Agri-     Non-     employ-    force    tici-   pop- ula-   ian
tion\1\               Total     cul-     agri-     ment               pation     tion    work-
tural   cultural                      rate\2\  ratio\3\  ers\4\
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Thousands of persons 14 years of age and over
Percent

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1929...................................................  .........    49,180    47,630   10,450    37,180     1,550  ........  .......  ........     3.2
1933...................................................  .........    51,590    38,760   10,090    28,670    12,830  ........  .......  ........    24.9
1939...................................................  .........    55,230    45,750    9,610    36,140     9,480  ........  .......  ........    17.2
1940...................................................     99,840    55,640    47,520    9,540    37,980     8,120   44,200      55.7     47.6     14.6
1941...................................................     99,900    55,910    50,350    9,100    41,250     5,560   43,990      56.0     50.4      9.9
1942...................................................     98,640    56,410    53,750    9,250    44,500     2,660   42,230      57.2     54.5      4.7
1943...................................................     94,640    55,540    54,470    9,080    45,390     1,070   39,100      58.7     57.6      1.9
1944...................................................     93,220    54,630    53,960    8,950    45,010       670   38,590      58.6     57.9      1.2
1945...................................................     94,090    53,860    52,820    8,580    44,240     1,040   40,230      57.2     56.1      1.9
1946...................................................    103,070    57,520    55,250    8,320    46,930     2,270   45,550      55.8     53.6      3.9
1947...................................................    106,018    60,168    57,812    8,256    49,557     2,356   45,850      56.8     54.5      3.9
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Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over
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1947...................................................    101,827    59,350    57,038    7,890    49,148     2,311   42,477      58.3     56.0      3.9
1948...................................................    103,068    60,621    58,343    7,629    50,714     2,276   42,447      58.8     56.6      3.8
1949...................................................    103,994    61,286    57,651    7,658    49,993     3,637   42,708      58.9     55.4      5.9

1950...................................................    104,995    62,208    58,918    7,160    51,758     3,288   42,787      59.2     56.1      5.3
1951...................................................    104,621    62,017    59,961    6,726    53,235     2,055   42,604      59.2     57.3      3.3
1952...................................................    105,231    62,138    60,250    6,500    53,749     1,883   43,093      59.0     57.3      3.0
1953\5\................................................    107,056    63,015    61,179    6,260    54,919     1,834   44,041      58.9     57.1      2.9
1954...................................................    108,321    63,643    60,109    6,205    53,904     3,532   44,678      58.8     55.5      5.5
1955...................................................    109,683    65,023    62,170    6,450    55,722     2,852   44,660      59.3     56.7      4.4
1956...................................................    110,954    66,552    63,799    6,283    57,514     2,750   44,402      60.0     57.5      4.1
1957...................................................    112,265    66,929    64,071    5,947    58,123     2,859   45,336      59.6     57.1      4.3
1958...................................................    113,727    67,639    63,036    5,586    57,450     4,602   46,088      59.5     55.4      6.8
1959...................................................    115,329    68,369    64,630    5,565    59,065     3,740   46,960      59.3     56.0      5.5

1960\5\................................................    117,245    69,628    65,778    5,458    60,318     3,852   47,617      59.4     56.1      5.5
1961...................................................    118,771    70,459    65,746    5,200    60,546     4,714   48,312      59.3     55.4      6.7
1962\5\................................................    120,153    70,614    66,702    4,944    61,759     3,911   49,539      58.8     55.5      5.5
1963...................................................    122,416    71,833    67,762    4,687    63,076     4,070   50,583      58.7     55.4      5.7
1964...................................................    124,485    73,091    69,305    4,523    64,782     3,786   51,394      58.7     55.7      5.2
1965...................................................    126,513    74,455    71,088    4,361    66,726     3,366   52,058      58.9     56.2      4.5
1966...................................................    128,058    75,770    72,895    3,979    68,915     2,875   52,288      59.2     56.9      3.8
1967...................................................    129,874    77,347    74,372    3,844    70,527     2,975   52,527      59.6     57.3      3.8
1968...................................................    132,028    78,737    75,920    3,817    72,103     2,817   53,291      59.6     57.5      3.6
1969...................................................    134,335    80,734    77,902    3,606    74,296     2,832   53,602      60.1     58.0      3.5

1970...................................................    137,085    82,771    78,678    3,463    75,215     4,093   54,315      60.4     57.4      4.9
1971...................................................    140,216    84,382    79,367    3,394    75,972     5,016   55,834      60.2     56.6      5.9
1972\5\................................................    144,126    87,034    82,153    3,484    78,669     4,882   57,091      60.4     57.0      5.6
1973\5\................................................    147,096    89,429    85,064    3,470    81,594     4,365   57,667      60.8     57.8      4.9
1974...................................................    150,120    91,949    86,794    3,515    83,279     5,156   58,171      61.3     57.8      5.6
1975...................................................    153,153    93,775    85,846    3,408    82,438     7,929   59,377      61.2     56.1      8.5
1976...................................................    156,150    96,158    88,752    3,331    85,421     7,406   59,991      61.6     56.8      7.7
1977...................................................    159,033    99,009    92,017    3,283    88,734     6,991   60,025      62.3     57.9      7.1
1978\5\................................................    161,910   102,251    96,048    3,387    92,661     6,202   59,659      63.2     59.3      6.1
1979...................................................    164,863   104,962    98,824    3,347    95,477     6,137   59,900      63.7     59.9      5.8

1980...................................................    167,745   106,940    99,303    3,364    95,938     7,637   60,806      63.8     59.2      7.1
1981...................................................    170,130   108,670   100,397    3,368    97,030     8,273   61,460      63.9     59.0      7.6
1982...................................................    172,271   110,204    99,526    3,401    96,125    10,678   62,067      64.0     57.8      9.7
1983...................................................    174,215   111,550   100,834    3,383    97,450    10,717   62,665      64.0     57.9      9.6
1984...................................................    176,383   113,544   105,005    3,321   101,685     8,539   62,839      64.4     59.5      7.5
1985...................................................    178,206   115,461   107,150    3,179   103,971     8,312   62,744      64.8     60.1      7.2
1986\5\................................................    180,587   117,834   109,597    3,163   106,434     8,237   62,752      65.3     60.7      7.0
1987...................................................    182,753   119,865   112,440    3,208   109,232     7,425   62,888      65.6     61.5      6.2
1988...................................................    184,613   121,669   114,968    3,169   111,800     6,701   62,944      65.9     62.3      5.5
1989...................................................    186,393   123,869   117,342    3,199   114,142     6,528   62,523      66.5     63.0      5.3

1990\5\................................................    189,164   125,840   118,793    3,223   115,570     7,047   63,324      66.5     62.8      5.6
1991...................................................    190,925   126,346   117,718    3,269   114,449     8,628   64,578      66.2     61.7      6.8
1992...................................................    192,805   128,105   118,492    3,247   115,245     9,613   64,700      66.4     61.5      7.5
1993...................................................    194,838   129,200   120,259    3,115   117,144     8,940   65,638      66.3     61.7      6.9
1994\5\................................................    196,814   131,056   123,060    3,409   119,651     7,996   65,758      66.6     62.5      6.1
1995...................................................    198,584   132,304   124,900    3,440   121,460     7,404   66,280      66.6     62.9      5.6
1996...................................................    200,591   133,943   126,708    3,443   123,264     7,236   66,647      66.8     63.2      5.4
1997\5\................................................    203,133   136,297   129,558    3,399   126,159     6,739   66,837      67.1     63.8      4.9
1998\5\................................................    205,220   137,673   131,463    3,378   128,085     6,210   67,547      67.1     64.1      4.5
1999\5\................................................    207,753   139,368   133,488    3,281   130,207     5,880   68,385      67.1     64.3      4.2

2000\5\................................................    209,699   140,863   135,208    3,305   131,903     5,655   68,836      67.2     64.5      4.0
2001\5\................................................    211,864   141,815   135,073    3,144   131,929     6,742   70,050      66.9     63.8      4.8
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\1\ Not seasonally adjusted.
\2\ Civilian labor force as percent of civilian noninstitutional population.
\3\ Civilian employment as percent of civilian noninstitutional population.
\4\ Unemployed as percent of civilian labor force.

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Table B-35.--Civilian population and labor force, 1929-2001--Continued
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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Civilian labor force                          Civil-             Unem-
-------------------------------------------------             ian     Civil-    ploy-
Civilian                     Employment                               labor    ian em-   ment
noninsti-           -----------------------------            Not in    force     ploy-    rate,
Year or month                        tutional                                            Un-      labor     par-     ment/   civil-
popula-     Total              Agri-     Non-     employ-    force    tici-   pop- ula-   ian
tion\1\               Total     cul-     agri-     ment               pation     tion    work-
tural   cultural                      rate\2\  ratio\3\  ers\4\
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Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over
Percent

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1998: Jan \5\..........................................    204,238   137,016   130,652    3,322   127,330     6,364   67,222      67.1     64.0      4.6
Feb..............................................    204,400   137,092   130,804    3,342   127,462     6,288   67,308      67.1     64.0      4.6
Mar..............................................    204,547   137,240   130,807    3,173   127,634     6,433   67,307      67.1     63.9      4.7
Apr..............................................    204,731   137,161   131,177    3,334   127,843     5,984   67,570      67.0     64.1      4.4
May..............................................    204,899   137,434   131,405    3,348   128,057     6,029   67,465      67.1     64.1      4.4
June.............................................    205,085   137,453   131,237    3,365   127,872     6,216   67,632      67.0     64.0      4.5

July.............................................    205,270   137,565   131,293    3,415   127,878     6,272   67,705      67.0     64.0      4.6
Aug..............................................    205,479   137,606   131,421    3,494   127,927     6,185   67,873      67.0     64.0      4.5
Sept.............................................    205,699   138,249   131,965    3,477   128,488     6,284   67,450      67.2     64.2      4.5
Oct..............................................    205,919   138,309   132,036    3,582   128,454     6,273   67,610      67.2     64.1      4.5
Nov..............................................    206,104   138,387   132,293    3,363   128,930     6,094   67,717      67.1     64.2      4.4
Dec..............................................    206,270   138,624   132,577    3,249   129,328     6,047   67,646      67.2     64.3      4.4

1999: Jan \5\..........................................    206,719   138,912   132,959    3,278   129,681     5,953   67,807      67.2     64.3      4.3
Feb..............................................    206,873   138,869   132,845    3,309   129,536     6,024   68,004      67.1     64.2      4.3
Mar..............................................    207,036   138,679   132,899    3,276   129,623     5,780   68,357      67.0     64.2      4.2
Apr..............................................    207,236   138,982   132,928    3,331   129,597     6,054   68,254      67.1     64.1      4.4
May..............................................    207,427   139,180   133,371    3,294   130,077     5,809   68,247      67.1     64.3      4.2
June.............................................    207,632   139,358   133,415    3,361   130,054     5,943   68,274      67.1     64.3      4.3

July.............................................    207,828   139,466   133,434    3,293   130,141     6,032   68,362      67.1     64.2      4.3
Aug..............................................    208,038   139,455   133,616    3,229   130,387     5,839   68,583      67.0     64.2      4.2
Sept.............................................    208,265   139,600   133,694    3,152   130,542     5,906   68,665      67.0     64.2      4.2
Oct..............................................    208,483   139,858   134,065    3,239   130,826     5,793   68,625      67.1     64.3      4.1
Nov..............................................    208,666   140,038   134,299    3,345   130,954     5,739   68,628      67.1     64.4      4.1
Dec..............................................    208,832   140,213   134,513    3,287   131,226     5,700   68,619      67.1     64.4      4.1

2000: Jan \5\..........................................    208,782   140,500   134,881    3,352   131,529     5,619   68,282      67.3     64.6      4.0
Feb..............................................    208,907   140,750   135,049    3,375   131,674     5,701   68,157      67.4     64.6      4.1
Mar..............................................    209,053   140,718   135,055    3,339   131,716     5,663   68,335      67.3     64.6      4.0
Apr..............................................    209,216   141,080   135,549    3,336   132,213     5,531   68,136      67.4     64.8      3.9
May..............................................    209,371   140,715   134,954    3,296   131,658     5,761   68,656      67.2     64.5      4.1
June.............................................    209,543   140,837   135,235    3,361   131,874     5,602   68,706      67.2     64.5      4.0

July.............................................    209,727   140,507   134,777    3,321   131,456     5,730   69,220      67.0     64.3      4.1
Aug..............................................    209,935   140,831   135,016    3,339   131,677     5,815   69,104      67.1     64.3      4.1
Sept.............................................    210,161   140,752   135,167    3,310   131,857     5,585   69,409      67.0     64.3      4.0
Oct..............................................    210,378   141,013   135,485    3,223   132,262     5,528   69,365      67.0     64.4      3.9
Nov..............................................    210,577   141,215   135,573    3,202   132,371     5,642   69,362      67.1     64.4      4.0
Dec..............................................    210,743   141,544   135,888    3,230   132,658     5,656   69,199      67.2     64.5      4.0

2001: Jan \5\..........................................    210,889   141,757   135,870    3,169   132,701     5,887   69,132      67.2     64.4      4.2
Feb..............................................    211,026   141,622   135,734    3,133   132,601     5,888   69,404      67.1     64.3      4.2
Mar..............................................    211,171   141,869   135,808    3,163   132,645     6,061   69,302      67.2     64.3      4.3
Apr..............................................    211,348   141,734   135,424    3,167   132,257     6,310   69,614      67.1     64.1      4.5
May..............................................    211,525   141,445   135,235    3,193   132,042     6,210   70,080      66.9     63.9      4.4
June.............................................    211,725   141,468   135,003    3,044   131,959     6,465   70,257      66.8     63.8      4.6

July.............................................    211,921   141,651   135,106    3,055   132,051     6,545   70,270      66.8     63.8      4.6
Aug..............................................    212,135   141,380   134,408    3,126   131,282     6,972   70,755      66.6     63.4      4.9
Sept.............................................    212,357   142,068   135,004    3,181   131,823     7,064   70,289      66.9     63.6      5.0
Oct..............................................    212,581   142,280   134,615    3,203   131,412     7,665   70,301      66.9     63.3      5.4
Nov..............................................    212,767   142,279   134,253    3,154   131,099     8,026   70,488      66.9     63.1      5.6
Dec..............................................    212,927   142,314   134,055    3,246   130,809     8,259   70,613      66.8     63.0      5.8
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\5\ Not strictly comparable with earlier data due to population adjustments as follows: Beginning 1953, introduction of 1950 census data added about
600,000 to population and 350,000 to labor force, total employment, and agricultural employment. Beginning 1960, inclusion of Alaska and Hawaii added
about 500,000 to population, 300,000 to labor force, and 240,000 to nonagricultural employment. Beginning 1962, introduction of 1960 census data
reduced population by about 50,000 and labor force and employment by 200,000. Beginning 1972, introduction of 1970 census data added about 800,000 to
civilian noninstitutional population and 333,000 to labor force and employment. A subsequent adjustment based on 1970 census in March 1973 added
60,000 to labor force and to employment. Beginning 1978, changes in sampling and estimation procedures introduced into the household survey added
about 250,000 to labor force and to employment. Unemployment levels and rates were not significantly affected. Beginning 1986, the introduction of
revised population controls added about 400,000 to the civilian population and labor force and 350,000 to civilian employment. Unemployment levels and
rates were not significantly affected.
Beginning 1990, the introduction of 1990 census-based population controls, adjusted for the estimated undercount, added about 1.1 million to the
civilian population and labor force, 880,000 to civilian employment, and 175,000 to unemployment. The overall unemployment rate rose by about 0.1
percentage point.
Beginning 1994, data are not strictly comparable with earlier data because of the introduction of a major redesign of the Current Population Survey and
collection methodology.
Beginning 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 data are not strictly comparable due to the introduction of revised population controls. See February issues
Employment and Earnings for details on the effects. Also, for 1998, data reflect the introduction of a new composite estimation procedure for the
Current Population Survey.
Beginning 2001, data reflect minor revisions to population controls. See The Employment Situation release of February 2, 2001.

Note.--Labor force data in Tables B-35 through B-44 are based on household interviews and relate to the calendar week including the 12th of the month.
For definitions of terms, area samples used, historical comparability of the data, comparability with other series, etc., see ``Employment and
Earnings.''

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.