[Economic Report of the President (2005)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
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Table B-35.--Civilian population and labor force, 1929-2004
[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, 1929-2004--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 \5\...............................................    221,168   146,510   137,736    2,275   135,461     8,774   74,658      66.2     62.3      6.0
2004 \5\...............................................    223,357   147,401   139,252    2,232   137,020     8,149   75,956      66.0     62.3      5.5

2001: Jan..............................................    213,888   143,788   137,771    2,353   135,323     6,017   70,101      67.2     64.4      4.2
Feb..............................................    214,110   143,675   137,587    2,366   135,273     6,088   70,435      67.1     64.3      4.2
Mar..............................................    214,305   143,931   137,799    2,347   135,362     6,132   70,374      67.2     64.3      4.3
Apr..............................................    214,525   143,567   137,292    2,335   135,028     6,276   70,958      66.9     64.0      4.4
May..............................................    214,732   143,320   137,098    2,353   134,745     6,222   71,412      66.7     63.8      4.3
June.............................................    214,950   143,361   136,882    2,090   134,758     6,480   71,588      66.7     63.7      4.5

July.............................................    215,180   143,662   137,082    2,308   134,810     6,580   71,518      66.8     63.7      4.6
Aug..............................................    215,420   143,301   136,257    2,301   133,964     7,044   72,118      66.5     63.3      4.9
Sept.............................................    215,665   143,995   136,849    2,321   134,577     7,146   71,670      66.8     63.5      5.0
Oct..............................................    215,903   144,097   136,392    2,323   134,116     7,705   71,806      66.7     63.2      5.3
Nov..............................................    216,117   144,246   136,232    2,210   133,966     8,014   71,871      66.7     63.0      5.6
Dec..............................................    216,315   144,324   136,043    2,288   133,755     8,281   71,991      66.7     62.9      5.7

2002: Jan..............................................    216,506   143,858   135,693    2,369   133,256     8,165   72,648      66.4     62.7      5.7
Feb..............................................    216,663   144,604   136,385    2,386   134,084     8,219   72,059      66.7     62.9      5.7
Mar..............................................    216,823   144,474   136,211    2,365   133,782     8,263   72,350      66.6     62.8      5.7
Apr..............................................    217,006   144,717   136,128    2,376   133,830     8,589   72,289      66.7     62.7      5.9
May..............................................    217,198   144,931   136,549    2,263   134,299     8,382   72,267      66.7     62.9      5.8
June.............................................    217,407   144,802   136,424    2,187   134,137     8,379   72,605      66.6     62.8      5.8

July.............................................    217,630   144,818   136,429    2,353   134,023     8,388   72,812      66.5     62.7      5.8
Aug..............................................    217,866   145,052   136,734    2,126   134,627     8,318   72,813      66.6     62.8      5.7
Sept.............................................    218,107   145,573   137,310    2,282   135,143     8,263   72,534      66.7     63.0      5.7
Oct..............................................    218,340   145,347   137,016    2,435   134,627     8,332   72,993      66.6     62.8      5.7
Nov..............................................    218,548   145,072   136,511    2,268   134,196     8,561   73,476      66.4     62.5      5.9
Dec..............................................    218,741   145,091   136,400    2,342   134,082     8,691   73,650      66.3     62.4      6.0

2003: Jan \5\..........................................    219,897   145,914   137,429    2,315   135,059     8,484   73,984      66.4     62.5      5.8
Feb \5\..........................................    220,114   146,001   137,365    2,224   135,218     8,636   74,113      66.3     62.4      5.9
Mar..............................................    220,317   145,944   137,451    2,260   135,160     8,493   74,373      66.2     62.4      5.8
Apr..............................................    220,540   146,449   137,628    2,163   135,537     8,822   74,091      66.4     62.4      6.0
May..............................................    220,768   146,478   137,552    2,185   135,389     8,926   74,290      66.3     62.3      6.1
June.............................................    221,014   147,003   137,775    2,224   135,418     9,228   74,011      66.5     62.3      6.3

July.............................................    221,252   146,535   137,511    2,229   135,138     9,024   74,717      66.2     62.2      6.2
Aug..............................................    221,507   146,507   137,593    2,294   135,262     8,914   75,000      66.1     62.1      6.1
Sept.............................................    221,779   146,580   137,619    2,334   135,426     8,961   75,198      66.1     62.1      6.1
Oct..............................................    222,039   146,778   138,022    2,428   135,668     8,755   75,262      66.1     62.2      6.0
Nov..............................................    222,279   147,109   138,457    2,381   136,068     8,651   75,171      66.2     62.3      5.9
Dec..............................................    222,509   146,808   138,409    2,239   136,172     8,399   75,701      66.0     62.2      5.7

2004: Jan \5\..........................................    222,161   146,785   138,481    2,172   136,234     8,303   75,377      66.1     62.3      5.7
Feb..............................................    222,357   146,529   138,334    2,201   136,191     8,195   75,828      65.9     62.2      5.6
Mar..............................................    222,550   146,737   138,408    2,180   136,192     8,330   75,812      65.9     62.2      5.7
Apr..............................................    222,757   146,788   138,645    2,261   136,427     8,143   75,969      65.9     62.2      5.5
May..............................................    222,967   147,018   138,846    2,301   136,565     8,172   75,950      65.9     62.3      5.6
June.............................................    223,196   147,386   139,158    2,291   136,751     8,228   75,809      66.0     62.3      5.6

July.............................................    223,422   147,823   139,639    2,273   137,257     8,184   75,599      66.2     62.5      5.5
Aug..............................................    223,677   147,676   139,658    2,305   137,321     8,018   76,001      66.0     62.4      5.4
Sept.............................................    223,941   147,531   139,527    2,221   137,460     8,005   76,410      65.9     62.3      5.4
Oct..............................................    224,192   147,893   139,827    2,155   137,764     8,066   76,299      66.0     62.4      5.5
Nov..............................................    224,422   148,313   140,293    2,212   138,068     8,020   76,109      66.1     62.5      5.4
Dec..............................................    224,640   148,203   140,156    2,179   137,973     8,047   76,437      66.0     62.4      5.4
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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.