[Economic Report of the President (2004)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
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Table B-35.--Civilian population and labor force, 1929-2003
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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Civilian labor force                          Civil-             Unem-
-------------------------------------------------             ian     Civil-    ploy-
Civilian                     Employment                               labor    ian em-   ment
noninsti-           -----------------------------            Not in    force     ploy-    rate,
Year or month                        tutional                                            Un-      labor     par-     ment/   civil-
popula-     Total              Agri-     Non-     employ-    force    tici-   pop- ula-   ian
tion\1\               Total     cul-     agri-     ment               pation     tion    work-
tural   cultural                      rate\2\  ratio\3\  ers\4\
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Thousands of persons 14 years of age and over
Percent
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1929...................................................  .........    49,180    47,630   10,450    37,180     1,550  ........  .......  ........     3.2

1933...................................................  .........    51,590    38,760   10,090    28,670    12,830  ........  .......  ........    24.9

1939...................................................  .........    55,230    45,750    9,610    36,140     9,480  ........  .......  ........    17.2

1940...................................................     99,840    55,640    47,520    9,540    37,980     8,120   44,200      55.7     47.6     14.6
1941...................................................     99,900    55,910    50,350    9,100    41,250     5,560   43,990      56.0     50.4      9.9
1942...................................................     98,640    56,410    53,750    9,250    44,500     2,660   42,230      57.2     54.5      4.7
1943...................................................     94,640    55,540    54,470    9,080    45,390     1,070   39,100      58.7     57.6      1.9
1944...................................................     93,220    54,630    53,960    8,950    45,010       670   38,590      58.6     57.9      1.2

1945...................................................     94,090    53,860    52,820    8,580    44,240     1,040   40,230      57.2     56.1      1.9
1946...................................................    103,070    57,520    55,250    8,320    46,930     2,270   45,550      55.8     53.6      3.9
1947...................................................    106,018    60,168    57,812    8,256    49,557     2,356   45,850      56.8     54.5      3.9
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Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over
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1947...................................................    101,827    59,350    57,038    7,890    49,148     2,311   42,477      58.3     56.0      3.9
1948...................................................    103,068    60,621    58,343    7,629    50,714     2,276   42,447      58.8     56.6      3.8
1949...................................................    103,994    61,286    57,651    7,658    49,993     3,637   42,708      58.9     55.4      5.9

1950...................................................    104,995    62,208    58,918    7,160    51,758     3,288   42,787      59.2     56.1      5.3
1951...................................................    104,621    62,017    59,961    6,726    53,235     2,055   42,604      59.2     57.3      3.3
1952...................................................    105,231    62,138    60,250    6,500    53,749     1,883   43,093      59.0     57.3      3.0
1953\5\................................................    107,056    63,015    61,179    6,260    54,919     1,834   44,041      58.9     57.1      2.9
1954...................................................    108,321    63,643    60,109    6,205    53,904     3,532   44,678      58.8     55.5      5.5

1955...................................................    109,683    65,023    62,170    6,450    55,722     2,852   44,660      59.3     56.7      4.4
1956...................................................    110,954    66,552    63,799    6,283    57,514     2,750   44,402      60.0     57.5      4.1
1957...................................................    112,265    66,929    64,071    5,947    58,123     2,859   45,336      59.6     57.1      4.3
1958...................................................    113,727    67,639    63,036    5,586    57,450     4,602   46,088      59.5     55.4      6.8
1959...................................................    115,329    68,369    64,630    5,565    59,065     3,740   46,960      59.3     56.0      5.5

1960\5\................................................    117,245    69,628    65,778    5,458    60,318     3,852   47,617      59.4     56.1      5.5
1961...................................................    118,771    70,459    65,746    5,200    60,546     4,714   48,312      59.3     55.4      6.7
1962\5\................................................    120,153    70,614    66,702    4,944    61,759     3,911   49,539      58.8     55.5      5.5
1963...................................................    122,416    71,833    67,762    4,687    63,076     4,070   50,583      58.7     55.4      5.7
1964...................................................    124,485    73,091    69,305    4,523    64,782     3,786   51,394      58.7     55.7      5.2

1965...................................................    126,513    74,455    71,088    4,361    66,726     3,366   52,058      58.9     56.2      4.5
1966...................................................    128,058    75,770    72,895    3,979    68,915     2,875   52,288      59.2     56.9      3.8
1967...................................................    129,874    77,347    74,372    3,844    70,527     2,975   52,527      59.6     57.3      3.8
1968...................................................    132,028    78,737    75,920    3,817    72,103     2,817   53,291      59.6     57.5      3.6
1969...................................................    134,335    80,734    77,902    3,606    74,296     2,832   53,602      60.1     58.0      3.5

1970...................................................    137,085    82,771    78,678    3,463    75,215     4,093   54,315      60.4     57.4      4.9
1971...................................................    140,216    84,382    79,367    3,394    75,972     5,016   55,834      60.2     56.6      5.9
1972\5\................................................    144,126    87,034    82,153    3,484    78,669     4,882   57,091      60.4     57.0      5.6
1973\5\................................................    147,096    89,429    85,064    3,470    81,594     4,365   57,667      60.8     57.8      4.9
1974...................................................    150,120    91,949    86,794    3,515    83,279     5,156   58,171      61.3     57.8      5.6

1975...................................................    153,153    93,775    85,846    3,408    82,438     7,929   59,377      61.2     56.1      8.5
1976...................................................    156,150    96,158    88,752    3,331    85,421     7,406   59,991      61.6     56.8      7.7
1977...................................................    159,033    99,009    92,017    3,283    88,734     6,991   60,025      62.3     57.9      7.1
1978\5\................................................    161,910   102,251    96,048    3,387    92,661     6,202   59,659      63.2     59.3      6.1
1979...................................................    164,863   104,962    98,824    3,347    95,477     6,137   59,900      63.7     59.9      5.8

1980...................................................    167,745   106,940    99,303    3,364    95,938     7,637   60,806      63.8     59.2      7.1
1981...................................................    170,130   108,670   100,397    3,368    97,030     8,273   61,460      63.9     59.0      7.6
1982...................................................    172,271   110,204    99,526    3,401    96,125    10,678   62,067      64.0     57.8      9.7
1983...................................................    174,215   111,550   100,834    3,383    97,450    10,717   62,665      64.0     57.9      9.6
1984...................................................    176,383   113,544   105,005    3,321   101,685     8,539   62,839      64.4     59.5      7.5

1985...................................................    178,206   115,461   107,150    3,179   103,971     8,312   62,744      64.8     60.1      7.2
1986\5\................................................    180,587   117,834   109,597    3,163   106,434     8,237   62,752      65.3     60.7      7.0
1987...................................................    182,753   119,865   112,440    3,208   109,232     7,425   62,888      65.6     61.5      6.2
1988...................................................    184,613   121,669   114,968    3,169   111,800     6,701   62,944      65.9     62.3      5.5
1989...................................................    186,393   123,869   117,342    3,199   114,142     6,528   62,523      66.5     63.0      5.3

1990\5\................................................    189,164   125,840   118,793    3,223   115,570     7,047   63,324      66.5     62.8      5.6
1991...................................................    190,925   126,346   117,718    3,269   114,449     8,628   64,578      66.2     61.7      6.8
1992...................................................    192,805   128,105   118,492    3,247   115,245     9,613   64,700      66.4     61.5      7.5
1993...................................................    194,838   129,200   120,259    3,115   117,144     8,940   65,638      66.3     61.7      6.9
1994\5\................................................    196,814   131,056   123,060    3,409   119,651     7,996   65,758      66.6     62.5      6.1

1995...................................................    198,584   132,304   124,900    3,440   121,460     7,404   66,280      66.6     62.9      5.6
1996...................................................    200,591   133,943   126,708    3,443   123,264     7,236   66,647      66.8     63.2      5.4
1997\5\................................................    203,133   136,297   129,558    3,399   126,159     6,739   66,837      67.1     63.8      4.9
1998\5\................................................    205,220   137,673   131,463    3,378   128,085     6,210   67,547      67.1     64.1      4.5
1999\5\................................................    207,753   139,368   133,488    3,281   130,207     5,880   68,385      67.1     64.3      4.2

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\1\ Not seasonally adjusted.
\2\ Civilian labor force as percent of civilian noninstitutional population.
\3\ Civilian employment as percent of civilian noninstitutional population.
\4\ Unemployed as percent of civilian labor force.

See next page for continuation of table.


Table B-35.--Civilian population and labor force, 1929-2003--Continued
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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Civilian labor force                          Civil-             Unem-
-------------------------------------------------             ian     Civil-    ploy-
Civilian                     Employment                               labor    ian em-   ment
noninsti-           -----------------------------            Not in    force     ploy-    rate,
Year or month                        tutional                                            Un-      labor     par-     ment/   civil-
popula-     Total              Agri-     Non-     employ-    force    tici-   pop- ula-   ian
tion\1\               Total     cul-     agri-     ment               pation     tion    work-
tural   cultural                      rate\2\  ratio\3\  ers\4\
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Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over
Percent

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2000\5\ \6\............................................    212,577   142,583   136,891    2,464   134,427     5,692   69,994      67.1     64.4      4.0
2001...................................................    215,092   143,734   136,933    2,299   134,635     6,801   71,359      66.8     63.7      4.7
2002...................................................    217,570   144,863   136,485    2,311   134,174     8,378   72,707      66.6     62.7      5.8
2003...................................................    221,168   146,510   137,736    2,275   135,461     8,774   74,658      66.2     62.3      6.0

2000: Jan\5\ \6\.......................................    211,410   142,258   136,561    2,611   133,912     5,698   69,151      67.3     64.6      4.0
Feb..............................................    211,576   142,452   136,599    2,728   133,901     5,853   69,125      67.3     64.6      4.1
Mar..............................................    211,772   142,398   136,668    2,578   134,004     5,730   69,374      67.2     64.5      4.0
Apr..............................................    212,018   142,747   137,264    2,505   134,778     5,483   69,271      67.3     64.7      3.8
May..............................................    212,242   142,369   136,611    2,481   134,118     5,758   69,873      67.1     64.4      4.0
June.............................................    212,466   142,571   136,923    2,446   134,515     5,648   69,895      67.1     64.4      4.0

July.............................................    212,677   142,265   136,516    2,401   134,217     5,749   70,412      66.9     64.2      4.0
Aug..............................................    212,916   142,562   136,701    2,437   134,309     5,861   70,354      67.0     64.2      4.1
Sept.............................................    213,163   142,539   136,908    2,388   134,483     5,631   70,624      66.9     64.2      4.0
Oct..............................................    213,405   142,663   137,124    2,316   134,820     5,540   70,741      66.9     64.3      3.9
Nov..............................................    213,540   142,959   137,316    2,342   134,942     5,643   70,582      66.9     64.3      3.9
Dec..............................................    213,736   143,273   137,632    2,389   135,205     5,641   70,463      67.0     64.4      3.9

2001: Jan..............................................    213,888   143,787   137,790    2,349   135,407     5,997   70,101      67.2     64.4      4.2
Feb..............................................    214,110   143,652   137,581    2,359   135,249     6,072   70,458      67.1     64.3      4.2
Mar..............................................    214,305   143,873   137,738    2,340   135,320     6,136   70,432      67.1     64.3      4.3
Apr..............................................    214,525   143,549   137,275    2,335   134,989     6,274   70,976      66.9     64.0      4.4
May..............................................    214,732   143,290   137,063    2,357   134,699     6,227   71,442      66.7     63.8      4.3
June.............................................    214,950   143,323   136,842    2,092   134,725     6,481   71,627      66.7     63.7      4.5

July.............................................    215,180   143,674   137,091    2,297   134,859     6,583   71,505      66.8     63.7      4.6
Aug..............................................    215,420   143,372   136,314    2,314   133,967     7,057   72,048      66.6     63.3      4.9
Sept.............................................    215,665   144,020   136,869    2,327   134,565     7,151   71,646      66.8     63.5      5.0
Oct..............................................    215,903   144,171   136,447    2,315   134,141     7,723   71,732      66.8     63.2      5.4
Nov..............................................    216,117   144,254   136,234    2,228   134,011     8,020   71,863      66.7     63.0      5.6
Dec..............................................    216,315   144,369   136,078    2,289   133,770     8,291   71,946      66.7     62.9      5.7

2002: Jan..............................................    216,506   143,842   135,715    2,360   133,359     8,126   72,664      66.4     62.7      5.6
Feb..............................................    216,663   144,546   136,362    2,373   134,046     8,184   72,117      66.7     62.9      5.7
Mar..............................................    216,823   144,384   136,106    2,348   133,710     8,278   72,440      66.6     62.8      5.7
Apr..............................................    217,006   144,675   136,096    2,375   133,782     8,578   72,331      66.7     62.7      5.9
May..............................................    217,198   144,902   136,505    2,270   134,236     8,397   72,296      66.7     62.8      5.8
June.............................................    217,407   144,738   136,353    2,191   134,087     8,384   72,670      66.6     62.7      5.8

July.............................................    217,630   144,879   136,478    2,341   134,094     8,400   72,751      66.6     62.7      5.8
Aug..............................................    217,866   145,146   136,811    2,146   134,639     8,335   72,720      66.6     62.8      5.7
Sept.............................................    218,107   145,606   137,337    2,288   135,127     8,269   72,500      66.8     63.0      5.7
Oct..............................................    218,340   145,442   137,079    2,421   134,666     8,363   72,898      66.6     62.8      5.7
Nov..............................................    218,548   145,109   136,545    2,296   134,269     8,565   73,439      66.4     62.5      5.9
Dec..............................................    218,741   145,157   136,459    2,345   134,098     8,698   73,584      66.4     62.4      6.0

2003: Jan \5\..........................................    219,897   145,875   137,447    2,301   135,176     8,428   74,022      66.3     62.5      5.8
Feb \5\..........................................    220,114   145,898   137,318    2,205   135,166     8,581   74,216      66.3     62.4      5.9
Mar..............................................    220,317   145,818   137,300    2,235   135,054     8,519   74,499      66.2     62.3      5.8
Apr..............................................    220,540   146,377   137,578    2,162   135,486     8,799   74,163      66.4     62.4      6.0
May..............................................    220,768   146,462   137,505    2,194   135,311     8,957   74,306      66.3     62.3      6.1
June.............................................    221,014   146,917   137,673    2,229   135,348     9,245   74,097      66.5     62.3      6.3

July.............................................    221,252   146,652   137,604    2,217   135,240     9,048   74,600      66.3     62.2      6.2
Aug..............................................    221,507   146,622   137,693    2,327   135,282     8,929   74,884      66.2     62.2      6.1
Sept.............................................    221,779   146,610   137,644    2,341   135,401     8,966   75,168      66.1     62.1      6.1
Oct..............................................    222,039   146,892   138,095    2,410   135,722     8,797   75,147      66.2     62.2      6.0
Nov..............................................    222,279   147,187   138,533    2,418   136,172     8,653   75,093      66.2     62.3      5.9
Dec..............................................    222,509   146,878   138,479    2,245   136,180     8,398   75,631      66.0     62.2      5.7
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\5\ Not strictly comparable with earlier data due to population adjustments or other changes. See Employment and Earnings for details on breaks in
series.
\6\ Beginning in 2000, data for agricultural employment are for agricultural and related industries; data for this series and for nonagricultural
employment are not strictly comparable with data for earlier years. Because of independent seasonal adjustment for these two series, monthly data will
not add to total civilian employment.

Note.--Labor force data in Tables B-35 through B-44 are based on household interviews and relate to the calendar week including the 12th of the month.
For definitions of terms, area samples used, historical comparability of the data, comparability with other series, etc., see Employment and Earnings.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.