[Economic Report of the President (2006)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-38.--Unemployment by demographic characteristic, 1959-2005 [Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over; monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White \1\ Black and other \1\ Black or African American ----------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\------------ 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.............................................. 5,692 4,121 2,177 1,944 795 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,241 620 621 230 2001.............................................. 6,801 4,969 2,754 2,215 845 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,416 709 706 260 2002 ............................................. 8,378 6,137 3,459 2,678 925 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,693 835 858 260 2003 ............................................. 8,774 6,311 3,643 2,668 909 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,787 891 895 255 2004 ............................................. 8,149 5,847 3,282 2,565 890 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,729 860 868 241 2005 ............................................. 7,591 5,350 2,931 2,419 845 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,700 844 856 267 2004: Jan......................................... 8,345 6,047 3,315 2,732 880 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,719 853 866 260 Feb......................................... 8,186 5,949 3,317 2,632 896 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,586 758 828 178 Mar......................................... 8,397 6,116 3,400 2,716 862 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,701 821 880 217 Apr......................................... 8,140 5,952 3,396 2,556 922 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,612 782 830 188 May......................................... 8,178 5,958 3,482 2,477 921 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,645 791 855 230 June........................................ 8,247 6,050 3,344 2,707 868 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,684 818 866 246 July........................................ 8,182 5,776 3,174 2,602 900 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,864 920 944 295 Aug......................................... 8,000 5,732 3,228 2,504 901 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,750 908 843 230 Sept........................................ 7,981 5,660 3,184 2,476 873 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,732 893 840 214 Oct......................................... 8,040 5,618 3,209 2,409 891 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,814 919 894 289 Nov......................................... 7,974 5,614 3,112 2,502 854 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,796 928 868 263 Dec......................................... 8,040 5,599 3,163 2,436 936 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,808 943 864 249 2005: Jan......................................... 7,723 5,419 3,039 2,380 834 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,758 875 883 242 Feb......................................... 7,986 5,588 3,136 2,452 917 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,807 931 876 242 Mar......................................... 7,616 5,306 3,037 2,269 850 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,733 849 884 275 Apr......................................... 7,644 5,383 2,923 2,460 902 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,746 872 875 300 May......................................... 7,629 5,368 2,933 2,434 907 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,713 852 861 304 June........................................ 7,493 5,224 2,804 2,420 839 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,766 902 863 262 July........................................ 7,494 5,263 2,832 2,431 804 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,619 793 826 268 Aug......................................... 7,367 5,193 2,847 2,345 829 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,654 814 840 287 Sept........................................ 7,648 5,489 3,024 2,465 801 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,613 785 828 242 Oct......................................... 7,418 5,415 2,877 2,537 838 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,559 774 785 248 Nov......................................... 7,572 5,215 2,782 2,433 826 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,819 903 916 326 Dec......................................... 7,375 5,264 2,855 2,409 789 ...... ..... ...... ..... 1,582 741 841 194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See footnote 1 and Note, Table B-37. Note.--See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.