[Economic Report of the President (2003)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-38.--Unemployment by demographic characteristic, 1955-2002 [Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over; monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White Black and other Black ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Both Both Both Year or month civilian Fe- sexes Fe- sexes Fe- sexes workers Total Males males 16- Total Males males 16- Total Males males 16- 19 19 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955.............................................. 2,852 2,252 1,478 774 373 601 376 225 77 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1956.............................................. 2,750 2,159 1,366 793 382 591 345 246 95 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1957.............................................. 2,859 2,289 1,477 812 401 570 364 206 96 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1958.............................................. 4,602 3,680 2,489 1,191 541 923 610 313 138 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1959.............................................. 3,740 2,946 1,903 1,043 525 793 517 276 128 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1960.............................................. 3,852 3,065 1,988 1,077 575 788 498 290 138 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1961.............................................. 4,714 3,743 2,398 1,345 669 971 599 372 159 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1962.............................................. 3,911 3,052 1,915 1,137 580 861 509 352 142 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1963.............................................. 4,070 3,208 1,976 1,232 708 863 496 367 176 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1964.............................................. 3,786 2,999 1,779 1,220 708 787 426 361 165 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1965.............................................. 3,366 2,691 1,556 1,135 705 678 360 318 171 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1966.............................................. 2,875 2,255 1,241 1,014 651 622 310 312 186 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1967.............................................. 2,975 2,338 1,208 1,130 635 638 300 338 203 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1968.............................................. 2,817 2,226 1,142 1,084 644 590 277 313 194 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1969.............................................. 2,832 2,260 1,137 1,123 660 571 267 304 193 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1970.............................................. 4,093 3,339 1,857 1,482 871 754 380 374 235 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1971.............................................. 5,016 4,085 2,309 1,777 1,011 930 481 450 249 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1972.............................................. 4,882 3,906 2,173 1,733 1,021 977 486 491 288 906 448 458 279 1973.............................................. 4,365 3,442 1,836 1,606 955 924 440 484 280 846 395 451 262 1974.............................................. 5,156 4,097 2,169 1,927 1,104 1,058 544 514 318 965 494 470 297 1975.............................................. 7,929 6,421 3,627 2,794 1,413 1,507 815 692 355 1,369 741 629 330 1976.............................................. 7,406 5,914 3,258 2,656 1,364 1,492 779 713 355 1,334 698 637 330 1977.............................................. 6,991 5,441 2,883 2,558 1,284 1,550 784 766 379 1,393 698 695 354 1978.............................................. 6,202 4,698 2,411 2,287 1,189 1,505 731 774 394 1,330 641 690 360 1979.............................................. 6,137 4,664 2,405 2,260 1,193 1,473 714 759 362 1,319 636 683 333 1980.............................................. 7,637 5,884 3,345 2,540 1,291 1,752 922 830 377 1,553 815 738 343 1981.............................................. 8,273 6,343 3,580 2,762 1,374 1,930 997 933 388 1,731 891 840 357 1982.............................................. 10,678 8,241 4,846 3,395 1,534 2,437 1,334 1,104 443 2,142 1,167 975 396 1983.............................................. 10,717 8,128 4,859 3,270 1,387 2,588 1,401 1,187 441 2,272 1,213 1,059 392 1984.............................................. 8,539 6,372 3,600 2,772 1,116 2,167 1,144 1,022 384 1,914 1,003 911 353 1985.............................................. 8,312 6,191 3,426 2,765 1,074 2,121 1,095 1,026 394 1,864 951 913 357 1986.............................................. 8,237 6,140 3,433 2,708 1,070 2,097 1,097 999 383 1,840 946 894 347 1987.............................................. 7,425 5,501 3,132 2,369 995 1,924 969 955 353 1,684 826 858 312 1988.............................................. 6,701 4,944 2,766 2,177 910 1,757 888 869 316 1,547 771 776 288 1989.............................................. 6,528 4,770 2,636 2,135 863 1,757 889 868 331 1,544 773 772 300 1990.............................................. 7,047 5,186 2,935 2,251 903 1,860 971 889 308 1,565 806 758 268 1991.............................................. 8,628 6,560 3,859 2,701 1,029 2,068 1,087 981 330 1,723 890 833 280 1992.............................................. 9,613 7,169 4,209 2,959 1,037 2,444 1,314 1,130 390 2,011 1,067 944 324 1993.............................................. 8,940 6,655 3,828 2,827 992 2,285 1,227 1,058 373 1,844 971 872 313 1994.............................................. 7,996 5,892 3,275 2,617 960 2,104 1,092 1,011 360 1,666 848 818 300 1995.............................................. 7,404 5,459 2,999 2,460 952 1,945 984 961 394 1,538 762 777 325 1996.............................................. 7,236 5,300 2,896 2,404 939 1,936 984 952 367 1,592 808 784 310 1997.............................................. 6,739 4,836 2,641 2,195 912 1,903 935 967 359 1,560 747 813 302 1998.............................................. 6,210 4,484 2,431 2,053 876 1,726 835 891 329 1,426 671 756 281 1999.............................................. 5,880 4,273 2,274 1,999 844 1,606 792 814 318 1,309 626 684 268 2000.............................................. 5,655 4,099 2,165 1,934 805 1,556 789 767 288 1,269 636 633 239 2001.............................................. 6,742 4,923 2,730 2,193 866 1,819 933 886 321 1,450 731 719 271 2002 ............................................. 8,266 6,058 3,401 2,657 943 2,208 1,122 1,086 329 1,727 856 871 268 2001: Jan......................................... 5,887 4,240 2,367 1,873 815 1,662 817 845 318 1,367 655 712 274 Feb......................................... 5,888 4,364 2,359 2,005 781 1,571 819 752 355 1,253 640 613 274 Mar......................................... 6,061 4,384 2,417 1,967 814 1,697 894 803 323 1,409 740 669 272 Apr......................................... 6,310 4,640 2,535 2,105 819 1,684 903 781 324 1,374 746 628 290 May......................................... 6,210 4,541 2,495 2,046 801 1,663 880 783 271 1,333 695 638 241 June........................................ 6,465 4,728 2,662 2,066 869 1,738 889 849 300 1,409 710 699 264 July........................................ 6,545 4,810 2,617 2,193 905 1,719 912 807 290 1,348 707 641 240 Aug......................................... 6,972 5,073 2,839 2,234 902 1,915 1,002 913 307 1,510 799 711 264 Sept........................................ 7,064 5,127 2,807 2,320 871 1,921 961 960 318 1,488 724 764 259 Oct......................................... 7,665 5,628 3,178 2,450 891 2,035 997 1,038 350 1,604 751 853 285 Nov......................................... 8,026 5,914 3,406 2,508 920 2,087 1,039 1,048 347 1,647 793 854 299 Dec......................................... 8,259 6,015 3,319 2,696 913 2,156 1,060 1,096 358 1,711 826 885 296 2002: Jan......................................... 7,922 5,883 3,267 2,616 932 2,057 1,080 977 319 1,650 827 823 274 Feb......................................... 7,891 5,840 3,176 2,664 920 2,107 1,075 1,032 329 1,616 792 824 263 Mar......................................... 8,111 5,873 3,279 2,594 971 2,266 1,203 1,062 335 1,789 938 851 282 Apr......................................... 8,594 6,236 3,455 2,781 908 2,389 1,139 1,250 385 1,896 873 1,022 338 May......................................... 8,351 6,179 3,432 2,747 961 2,182 1,086 1,096 334 1,718 831 887 276 June........................................ 8,424 6,148 3,473 2,675 1,006 2,273 1,194 1,079 356 1,794 924 870 276 July........................................ 8,345 6,233 3,532 2,701 1,060 2,123 1,034 1,089 292 1,642 750 892 223 Aug......................................... 8,142 6,075 3,467 2,608 945 2,114 1,097 1,017 355 1,611 789 822 258 Sept........................................ 8,092 6,011 3,395 2,615 911 2,077 1,087 990 321 1,633 869 763 259 Oct......................................... 8,209 6,087 3,355 2,732 888 2,132 1,083 1,050 241 1,665 856 810 211 Nov......................................... 8,508 6,149 3,588 2,561 953 2,353 1,198 1,155 337 1,846 940 907 275 Dec......................................... 8,590 6,086 3,449 2,636 867 2,458 1,233 1,224 336 1,952 931 1,021 288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.