[Economic Report of the President (2003)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-37.--Civilian employment by demographic characteristic, 1955-2002 [Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over; monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White Black and other Black All ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2000.............................. 135,208 113,475 61,696 51,780 6,270 21,733 10,597 11,135 1,006 15,334 7,180 8,154 729 2001.............................. 135,073 113,220 61,411 51,810 5,969 21,852 10,670 11,182 921 15,270 7,127 8,143 663 2002.............................. 134,269 112,511 60,840 51,671 5,575 21,758 10,690 11,068 877 15,106 7,115 7,991 630 2001: Jan......................... 135,870 113,857 61,723 52,134 6,167 21,983 10,805 11,178 1,022 15,387 7,265 8,122 723 Feb......................... 135,734 113,779 61,699 52,080 6,165 22,005 10,710 11,295 985 15,407 7,182 8,225 702 Mar......................... 135,808 113,810 61,579 52,231 6,146 21,956 10,661 11,295 941 15,341 7,110 8,231 689 Apr......................... 135,424 113,464 61,591 51,873 6,043 21,902 10,643 11,259 890 15,304 7,074 8,230 661 May......................... 135,235 113,173 61,364 51,809 5,848 21,909 10,617 11,292 945 15,311 7,069 8,242 697 June........................ 135,003 113,126 61,356 51,770 5,998 21,871 10,629 11,242 906 15,330 7,071 8,259 679 July........................ 135,106 113,176 61,403 51,773 5,952 21,959 10,693 11,266 922 15,337 7,106 8,231 663 Aug......................... 134,408 112,740 61,189 51,551 5,625 21,783 10,619 11,164 854 15,210 7,077 8,133 612 Sept........................ 135,004 113,147 61,490 51,657 5,972 21,949 10,788 11,161 898 15,339 7,227 8,112 651 Oct......................... 134,615 112,878 61,229 51,649 5,896 21,730 10,624 11,106 909 15,144 7,077 8,067 659 Nov......................... 134,253 112,652 60,979 51,673 5,896 21,617 10,586 11,031 874 15,040 7,057 7,983 632 Dec......................... 134,055 112,388 60,947 51,441 5,746 21,655 10,613 11,042 836 15,122 7,123 7,999 591 2002: Jan......................... 133,468 111,876 60,501 51,375 5,656 21,619 10,661 10,957 891 15,119 7,195 7,925 619 Feb......................... 134,319 112,632 60,874 51,758 5,639 21,724 10,633 11,092 957 15,131 7,141 7,990 680 Mar......................... 133,894 112,286 60,626 51,661 5,728 21,600 10,681 10,919 903 14,969 7,109 7,860 630 Apr......................... 133,976 112,426 60,711 51,714 5,596 21,586 10,688 10,898 845 15,045 7,127 7,918 617 May......................... 134,417 112,563 60,950 51,613 5,522 21,696 10,794 10,901 883 15,168 7,239 7,929 637 June........................ 134,053 112,382 60,806 51,577 5,458 21,648 10,667 10,981 881 15,027 7,090 7,937 639 July........................ 134,045 112,446 60,831 51,615 5,425 21,619 10,681 10,938 845 14,976 7,100 7,876 575 Aug......................... 134,474 112,844 60,970 51,874 5,437 21,835 10,743 11,092 858 15,142 7,133 8,009 589 Sept........................ 135,185 113,010 61,181 51,829 5,685 22,250 10,920 11,330 959 15,420 7,248 8,172 677 Oct......................... 134,914 112,882 61,044 51,838 5,610 22,040 10,831 11,209 978 15,275 7,186 8,089 702 Nov......................... 134,225 112,562 60,854 51,708 5,586 21,656 10,491 11,165 784 14,974 6,919 8,055 623 Dec......................... 133,952 112,165 60,646 51,519 5,518 21,787 10,521 11,266 758 15,006 6,913 8,093 583 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.