[Economic Report of the President (2003)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-41.--Civilian employment/population ratio by demographic characteristic, 1959-2002 [Percent;\1\ monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White Black and other or black ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Males Females Males Females civil- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- Year or month ian 20 20 20 20 work- Total 16-19 years 16-19 years Total 16-19 years 16-19 years ers Total years and Total years and Total years and Total years and over over over over -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black and other -------------------------------------------------- 1959...................................... 56.0 55.9 79.9 48.1 82.8 34.0 34.8 34.0 57.5 73.8 41.4 77.6 43.2 20.3 45.7 1960...................................... 56.1 55.9 79.4 48.1 82.4 34.6 35.1 34.5 57.9 74.1 43.8 77.9 43.6 24.8 45.8 1961...................................... 55.4 55.3 78.2 45.9 81.4 34.5 34.6 34.5 56.2 71.7 41.0 75.5 42.6 23.2 44.8 1962...................................... 55.5 55.4 78.4 46.4 81.5 34.7 34.8 34.7 56.3 72.0 41.7 75.7 42.7 23.1 44.9 1963...................................... 55.4 55.3 77.7 44.7 81.1 35.0 32.9 35.2 56.2 71.8 37.4 76.2 42.7 21.3 45.2 1964...................................... 55.7 55.5 77.8 45.0 81.3 35.5 32.2 35.8 57.0 72.9 37.8 77.7 43.4 21.8 46.1 1965...................................... 56.2 56.0 77.9 47.1 81.5 36.2 33.7 36.5 57.8 73.7 39.4 78.7 44.1 20.2 47.3 1966...................................... 56.9 56.8 78.3 50.1 81.7 37.5 37.5 37.5 58.4 74.0 40.5 79.2 45.1 23.1 48.2 1967...................................... 57.3 57.2 78.4 50.2 81.7 38.3 37.7 38.3 58.2 73.8 38.8 79.4 45.0 24.8 47.9 1968...................................... 57.5 57.4 78.3 50.3 81.6 38.9 37.8 39.1 58.0 73.3 38.7 78.9 45.2 24.7 48.2 1969...................................... 58.0 58.0 78.2 51.1 81.4 40.1 39.5 40.1 58.1 72.8 39.0 78.4 45.9 25.1 48.9 1970...................................... 57.4 57.5 76.8 49.6 80.1 40.3 39.5 40.4 56.8 70.9 35.5 76.8 44.9 22.4 48.2 1971...................................... 56.6 56.8 75.7 49.2 79.0 39.9 38.6 40.1 54.9 68.1 31.8 74.2 43.9 20.2 47.3 1972...................................... 57.0 57.4 76.0 51.5 79.0 40.7 41.3 40.6 54.1 67.3 32.4 73.2 43.3 19.9 46.7 -------------------------------------------------- Black -------------------------------------------------- 1972...................................... 57.0 57.4 76.0 51.5 79.0 40.7 41.3 40.6 53.7 66.8 31.6 73.0 43.0 19.2 46.5 1973...................................... 57.8 58.2 76.5 54.3 79.2 41.8 43.6 41.6 54.5 67.5 32.8 73.7 43.8 22.0 47.2 1974...................................... 57.8 58.3 75.9 54.4 78.6 42.4 44.3 42.2 53.5 65.8 31.4 71.9 43.5 20.9 46.9 1975...................................... 56.1 56.7 73.0 50.6 75.7 42.0 42.5 41.9 50.1 60.6 26.3 66.5 41.6 20.2 44.9 1976...................................... 56.8 57.5 73.4 51.5 76.0 43.2 44.2 43.1 50.8 60.6 25.8 66.8 42.8 19.2 46.4 1977...................................... 57.9 58.6 74.1 54.4 76.5 44.5 45.9 44.4 51.4 61.4 26.4 67.5 43.3 18.5 47.0 1978...................................... 59.3 60.0 75.0 56.3 77.2 46.3 48.5 46.1 53.6 63.3 28.5 69.1 45.8 22.1 49.3 1979...................................... 59.9 60.6 75.1 55.7 77.3 47.5 49.4 47.3 53.8 63.4 28.7 69.1 46.0 22.4 49.3 1980...................................... 59.2 60.0 73.4 53.4 75.6 47.8 47.9 47.8 52.3 60.4 27.0 65.8 45.7 21.0 49.1 1981...................................... 59.0 60.0 72.8 51.3 75.1 48.3 46.2 48.5 51.3 59.1 24.6 64.5 45.1 19.7 48.5 1982...................................... 57.8 58.8 70.6 47.0 73.0 48.1 44.6 48.4 49.4 56.0 20.3 61.4 44.2 17.7 47.5 1983...................................... 57.9 58.9 70.4 47.4 72.6 48.5 44.5 48.9 49.5 56.3 20.4 61.6 44.1 17.0 47.4 1984...................................... 59.5 60.5 72.1 49.1 74.3 49.8 47.0 50.0 52.3 59.2 23.9 64.1 46.7 20.1 49.8 1985...................................... 60.1 61.0 72.3 49.9 74.3 50.7 47.1 51.0 53.4 60.0 26.3 64.6 48.1 23.1 50.9 1986...................................... 60.7 61.5 72.3 49.6 74.3 51.7 47.9 52.0 54.1 60.6 26.5 65.1 48.8 23.8 51.6 1987...................................... 61.5 62.3 72.7 49.9 74.7 52.8 49.0 53.1 55.6 62.0 28.5 66.4 50.3 25.8 53.0 1988...................................... 62.3 63.1 73.2 51.7 75.1 53.8 50.2 54.0 56.3 62.7 29.4 67.1 51.2 25.8 53.9 1989...................................... 63.0 63.8 73.7 52.6 75.4 54.6 50.5 54.9 56.9 62.8 30.4 67.0 52.0 27.1 54.6 1990...................................... 62.8 63.7 73.3 51.0 75.1 54.7 48.3 55.2 56.7 62.6 27.7 67.1 51.9 25.8 54.7 1991...................................... 61.7 62.6 71.6 47.2 73.5 54.2 45.9 54.8 55.4 61.3 23.8 65.9 50.6 21.5 53.6 1992...................................... 61.5 62.4 71.1 46.4 73.1 54.2 44.2 54.9 54.9 59.9 23.6 64.3 50.8 22.1 53.6 1993...................................... 61.7 62.7 71.4 46.6 73.3 54.6 45.7 55.2 55.0 60.0 23.6 64.3 50.9 21.6 53.8 1994...................................... 62.5 63.5 71.8 48.3 73.6 55.8 47.5 56.4 56.1 60.8 25.4 65.0 52.3 24.5 55.0 1995...................................... 62.9 63.8 72.0 49.4 73.8 56.1 48.1 56.7 57.1 61.7 25.2 66.1 53.4 26.1 56.1 1996...................................... 63.2 64.1 72.3 48.2 74.2 56.3 47.6 57.0 57.4 61.1 24.9 65.5 54.4 27.1 57.1 1997...................................... 63.8 64.6 72.7 48.1 74.7 57.0 47.2 57.8 58.2 61.4 23.7 66.1 55.6 28.5 58.4 1998...................................... 64.1 64.7 72.7 48.6 74.7 57.1 49.3 57.7 59.7 62.9 28.4 67.1 57.2 31.8 59.7 1999...................................... 64.3 64.8 72.8 49.3 74.8 57.3 48.3 58.0 60.6 63.1 26.7 67.5 58.6 29.0 61.5 2000...................................... 64.5 65.1 72.9 49.7 74.8 57.7 49.0 58.3 60.8 63.4 28.7 67.6 58.7 30.3 61.5 2001...................................... 63.8 64.4 71.9 46.6 74.0 57.3 46.8 58.0 59.7 62.1 26.4 66.4 57.8 27.1 60.8 2002...................................... 62.7 63.5 70.6 42.4 72.9 56.7 44.4 57.6 58.2 61.0 25.4 65.2 55.9 25.0 58.9 2001: Jan................................. 64.4 65.0 72.5 48.8 74.5 57.8 48.5 58.5 60.6 63.8 30.2 67.8 58.0 28.7 60.9 Feb................................. 64.3 64.9 72.5 48.6 74.5 57.7 48.4 58.4 60.6 63.0 27.7 67.2 58.7 29.3 61.6 Mar................................. 64.3 64.9 72.3 48.8 74.2 57.9 47.7 58.6 60.3 62.3 27.3 66.5 58.7 28.5 61.6 Apr................................. 64.1 64.6 72.3 47.7 74.3 57.4 47.0 58.2 60.1 61.9 25.0 66.3 58.6 28.4 61.6 May................................. 63.9 64.4 71.9 45.3 74.2 57.3 46.3 58.2 60.0 61.8 26.5 66.0 58.6 29.8 61.5 June................................ 63.8 64.4 71.9 46.5 74.0 57.3 47.3 58.0 60.0 61.7 25.2 66.1 58.7 29.5 61.5 July................................ 63.8 64.3 71.9 46.7 74.0 57.2 46.2 58.0 60.0 62.0 25.4 66.3 58.4 27.9 61.4 Aug................................. 63.4 64.0 71.6 44.0 73.8 56.9 43.8 57.9 59.4 61.6 25.7 65.9 57.6 23.6 61.0 Sept................................ 63.6 64.2 71.8 46.7 73.9 57.0 46.4 57.8 59.8 62.8 26.3 67.1 57.4 26.0 60.5 Oct................................. 63.3 64.0 71.5 44.9 73.7 56.9 47.1 57.7 59.0 61.4 26.6 65.5 57.0 26.3 60.0 Nov................................. 63.1 63.8 71.1 44.7 73.3 56.9 47.1 57.7 58.5 61.1 25.9 65.3 56.3 24.8 59.4 Dec................................. 63.0 63.6 71.0 44.1 73.3 56.6 45.3 57.5 58.7 61.6 25.4 65.9 56.4 22.0 59.7 2002: Jan................................. 62.6 63.3 70.5 43.2 72.7 56.5 44.7 57.4 58.6 62.1 26.3 66.4 55.8 23.4 58.9 Feb................................. 63.0 63.7 70.9 42.9 73.2 56.9 44.8 57.8 58.6 61.6 27.9 65.6 56.2 26.6 59.1 Mar................................. 62.8 63.5 70.6 43.1 72.8 56.8 46.1 57.6 57.9 61.3 24.1 65.7 55.2 26.4 58.0 Apr................................. 62.8 63.5 70.6 42.5 72.9 56.8 44.7 57.7 58.2 61.4 24.1 65.8 55.6 25.3 58.5 May................................. 62.9 63.6 70.8 42.4 73.2 56.7 43.6 57.7 58.6 62.3 25.6 66.6 55.6 25.4 58.5 June................................ 62.7 63.4 70.6 41.0 73.1 56.6 44.0 57.5 58.0 60.9 26.9 64.9 55.6 24.3 58.6 July................................ 62.6 63.4 70.6 40.6 73.1 56.6 43.9 57.6 57.7 60.9 24.5 65.2 55.1 21.6 58.3 Aug................................. 62.8 63.6 70.7 40.2 73.2 56.9 44.5 57.8 58.2 61.1 24.3 65.4 55.9 22.8 59.1 Sept................................ 63.0 63.6 70.9 43.4 73.1 56.8 45.1 57.6 59.2 62.0 24.7 66.4 57.0 29.3 59.7 Oct................................. 62.9 63.5 70.7 43.0 72.9 56.7 44.3 57.6 58.6 61.3 29.0 65.1 56.3 27.2 59.1 Nov................................. 62.5 63.3 70.4 43.4 72.6 56.6 43.5 57.5 57.3 59.0 26.1 62.8 56.0 23.6 59.2 Dec................................. 62.3 63.0 70.1 42.8 72.3 56.3 43.2 57.3 57.4 58.8 21.2 63.3 56.2 25.2 59.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Civilian employment as percent of civilian noninstitutional population in group specified. Note.--See Note, Table B-39. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.