[Economic Report of the President (2003)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing 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]
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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

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
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Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.