[Economic Report of the President (2003)]
[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, 1955-2002
[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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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

2000...........................   135,208   72,293    3,713   68,580   62,915    3,563   59,352    5,655   2,954     604   2,350   2,701     489   2,212
2001...........................   135,073   72,080    3,493   68,587   62,992    3,396   59,596    6,742   3,663     660   3,003   3,079     527   2,551
2002...........................   134,269   71,530    3,218   68,312   62,739    3,234   59,505    8,266   4,523     708   3,815   3,743     564   3,179

2001: Jan......................   135,870   72,492    3,667   68,825   63,378    3,509   59,869    5,887   3,186     637   2,549   2,701     499   2,202
Feb......................   135,734   72,348    3,582   68,766   63,386    3,517   59,869    5,888   3,154     631   2,523   2,734     473   2,261
Mar......................   135,808   72,271    3,652   68,619   63,537    3,448   60,089    6,061   3,292     611   2,681   2,769     527   2,242
Apr......................   135,424   72,272    3,552   68,720   63,152    3,394   59,758    6,310   3,451     630   2,821   2,859     515   2,344
May......................   135,235   72,131    3,433   68,698   63,104    3,388   59,716    6,210   3,393     623   2,770   2,817     465   2,352
June.....................   135,003   72,012    3,477   68,535   62,991    3,436   59,555    6,465   3,546     652   2,894   2,919     513   2,406

July.....................   135,106   72,093    3,483   68,610   63,013    3,373   59,640    6,545   3,533     643   2,890   3,012     549   2,463
Aug......................   134,408   71,705    3,317   68,388   62,703    3,177   59,526    6,972   3,833     698   3,135   3,139     523   2,616
Sept.....................   135,004   72,177    3,481   68,696   62,827    3,364   59,463    7,064   3,774     665   3,109   3,290     531   2,759
Oct......................   134,615   71,871    3,385   68,486   62,744    3,442   59,302    7,665   4,156     702   3,454   3,509     542   2,967
Nov......................   134,253   71,570    3,366   68,204   62,683    3,395   59,288    8,026   4,453     722   3,731   3,573     540   3,033
Dec......................   134,055   71,577    3,301   68,276   62,478    3,273   59,205    8,259   4,399     687   3,712   3,860     584   3,276

2002: Jan......................   133,468   71,114    3,295   67,818   62,354    3,252   59,102    7,922   4,356     640   3,716   3,566     612   2,954
Feb......................   134,319   71,457    3,300   68,157   62,862    3,275   59,588    7,891   4,228     668   3,560   3,663     547   3,116
Mar......................   133,894   71,299    3,287   68,013   62,595    3,368   59,227    8,111   4,457     747   3,710   3,654     561   3,093
Apr......................   133,976   71,397    3,204   68,193   62,579    3,245   59,333    8,594   4,611     707   3,905   3,982     592   3,391
May......................   134,417   71,894    3,247   68,647   62,524    3,187   59,337    8,351   4,521     740   3,781   3,830     570   3,260
June.....................   134,053   71,524    3,135   68,390   62,528    3,212   59,316    8,424   4,665     766   3,899   3,759     594   3,165

July.....................   134,045   71,509    3,104   68,405   62,536    3,172   59,364    8,345   4,532     765   3,767   3,813     587   3,226
Aug......................   134,474   71,552    3,105   68,447   62,922    3,212   59,710    8,142   4,536     780   3,757   3,605     532   3,073
Sept.....................   135,185   72,004    3,293   68,711   63,181    3,345   59,835    8,092   4,476     714   3,762   3,616     522   3,094
Oct......................   134,914   71,854    3,308   68,545   63,061    3,297   59,764    8,209   4,408     612   3,796   3,801     520   3,281
Nov......................   134,225   71,348    3,249   68,099   62,877    3,111   59,765    8,508   4,784     697   4,087   3,724     584   3,140
Dec......................   133,952   71,173    3,138   68,035   62,779    3,128   59,652    8,590   4,680     648   4,032   3,910     557  3,353
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Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.