[Economic Report of the President (2006)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-40.--Civilian labor force participation rate by demographic characteristic, 1965-2005 [Percent;\1\ monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White \2\ Black and other or black or African American \2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Males Females Males Females civil- ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Year or month ian 20 20 20 20 work- Total 16-19 years 16-19 years Total 16-19 years 16-19 years ers Total years and Total years and Total years and Total years and over over over over -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black and other ---------------------------------------------------- 1965.................................. 58.9 58.4 80.8 54.1 83.9 38.1 39.2 38.0 62.9 79.6 51.3 83.7 48.6 29.5 51.1 1966.................................. 59.2 58.7 80.6 55.9 83.6 39.2 42.6 38.8 63.0 79.0 51.4 83.3 49.4 33.5 51.6 1967.................................. 59.6 59.2 80.6 56.3 83.5 40.1 42.5 39.8 62.8 78.5 51.1 82.9 49.5 35.2 51.6 1968.................................. 59.6 59.3 80.4 55.9 83.2 40.7 43.0 40.4 62.2 77.7 49.7 82.2 49.3 34.8 51.4 1969.................................. 60.1 59.9 80.2 56.8 83.0 41.8 44.6 41.5 62.1 76.9 49.6 81.4 49.8 34.6 52.0 1970.................................. 60.4 60.2 80.0 57.5 82.8 42.6 45.6 42.2 61.8 76.5 47.4 81.4 49.5 34.1 51.8 1971.................................. 60.2 60.1 79.6 57.9 82.3 42.6 45.4 42.3 60.9 74.9 44.7 80.0 49.2 31.2 51.8 1972.................................. 60.4 60.4 79.6 60.1 82.0 43.2 48.1 42.7 60.2 73.9 46.0 78.6 48.8 32.3 51.2 ---------------------------------------------------- Black or African American \2\ ---------------------------------------------------- 1972.................................. 60.4 60.4 79.6 60.1 82.0 43.2 48.1 42.7 59.9 73.6 46.3 78.5 48.7 32.2 51.2 1973.................................. 60.8 60.8 79.4 62.0 81.6 44.1 50.1 43.5 60.2 73.4 45.7 78.4 49.3 34.2 51.6 1974.................................. 61.3 61.4 79.4 62.9 81.4 45.2 51.7 44.4 59.8 72.9 46.7 77.6 49.0 33.4 51.4 1975.................................. 61.2 61.5 78.7 61.9 80.7 45.9 51.5 45.3 58.8 70.9 42.6 76.0 48.8 34.2 51.1 1976.................................. 61.6 61.8 78.4 62.3 80.3 46.9 52.8 46.2 59.0 70.0 41.3 75.4 49.8 32.9 52.5 1977.................................. 62.3 62.5 78.5 64.0 80.2 48.0 54.5 47.3 59.8 70.6 43.2 75.6 50.8 32.9 53.6 1978.................................. 63.2 63.3 78.6 65.0 80.1 49.4 56.7 48.7 61.5 71.5 44.9 76.2 53.1 37.3 55.5 1979.................................. 63.7 63.9 78.6 64.8 80.1 50.5 57.4 49.8 61.4 71.3 43.6 76.3 53.1 36.8 55.4 1980.................................. 63.8 64.1 78.2 63.7 79.8 51.2 56.2 50.6 61.0 70.3 43.2 75.1 53.1 34.9 55.6 1981.................................. 63.9 64.3 77.9 62.4 79.5 51.9 55.4 51.5 60.8 70.0 41.6 74.5 53.5 34.0 56.0 1982.................................. 64.0 64.3 77.4 60.0 79.2 52.4 55.0 52.2 61.0 70.1 39.8 74.7 53.7 33.5 56.2 1983.................................. 64.0 64.3 77.1 59.4 78.9 52.7 54.5 52.5 61.5 70.6 39.9 75.2 54.2 33.0 56.8 1984.................................. 64.4 64.6 77.1 59.0 78.7 53.3 55.4 53.1 62.2 70.8 41.7 74.8 55.2 35.0 57.6 1985.................................. 64.8 65.0 77.0 59.7 78.5 54.1 55.2 54.0 62.9 70.8 44.6 74.4 56.5 37.9 58.6 1986.................................. 65.3 65.5 76.9 59.3 78.5 55.0 56.3 54.9 63.3 71.2 43.7 74.8 56.9 39.1 58.9 1987.................................. 65.6 65.8 76.8 59.0 78.4 55.7 56.5 55.6 63.8 71.1 43.6 74.7 58.0 39.6 60.0 1988.................................. 65.9 66.2 76.9 60.0 78.3 56.4 57.2 56.3 63.8 71.0 43.8 74.6 58.0 37.9 60.1 1989.................................. 66.5 66.7 77.1 61.0 78.5 57.2 57.1 57.2 64.2 71.0 44.6 74.4 58.7 40.4 60.6 1990.................................. 66.5 66.9 77.1 59.6 78.5 57.4 55.3 57.6 64.0 71.0 40.7 75.0 58.3 36.8 60.6 1991.................................. 66.2 66.6 76.5 57.3 78.0 57.4 54.1 57.6 63.3 70.4 37.3 74.6 57.5 33.5 60.0 1992.................................. 66.4 66.8 76.5 56.9 78.0 57.7 52.5 58.1 63.9 70.7 40.6 74.3 58.5 35.2 60.8 1993.................................. 66.3 66.8 76.2 56.6 77.7 58.0 53.5 58.3 63.2 69.6 39.5 73.2 57.9 34.6 60.2 1994.................................. 66.6 67.1 75.9 57.7 77.3 58.9 55.1 59.2 63.4 69.1 40.8 72.5 58.7 36.3 60.9 1995.................................. 66.6 67.1 75.7 58.5 77.1 59.0 55.5 59.2 63.7 69.0 40.1 72.5 59.5 39.8 61.4 1996.................................. 66.8 67.2 75.8 57.1 77.3 59.1 54.7 59.4 64.1 68.7 39.5 72.3 60.4 38.9 62.6 1997.................................. 67.1 67.5 75.9 56.1 77.5 59.5 54.1 59.9 64.7 68.3 37.4 72.2 61.7 39.9 64.0 1998.................................. 67.1 67.3 75.6 56.6 77.2 59.4 55.4 59.7 65.6 69.0 40.7 72.5 62.8 42.5 64.8 1999.................................. 67.1 67.3 75.6 56.4 77.2 59.6 54.5 59.9 65.8 68.7 38.6 72.4 63.5 38.8 66.1 2000.................................. 67.1 67.3 75.5 56.5 77.1 59.5 54.5 59.9 65.8 69.2 39.2 72.8 63.1 39.6 65.4 2001.................................. 66.8 67.0 75.1 53.7 76.9 59.4 52.4 59.9 65.3 68.4 37.9 72.1 62.8 37.3 65.2 2002.................................. 66.6 66.8 74.8 50.3 76.7 59.3 50.8 60.0 64.8 68.4 37.3 72.1 61.8 34.7 64.4 2003.................................. 66.2 66.5 74.2 47.5 76.3 59.2 47.9 59.9 64.3 67.3 31.1 71.5 61.9 33.7 64.6 2004.................................. 66.0 66.3 74.1 47.4 76.2 58.9 46.7 59.7 63.8 66.7 30.0 70.9 61.5 32.8 64.2 2005.................................. 66.0 66.3 74.1 46.2 76.2 58.9 47.6 59.7 64.2 67.3 32.6 71.3 61.6 32.2 64.4 2004: Jan............................. 66.1 66.4 74.4 48.4 76.4 58.8 47.0 59.6 64.2 67.6 28.5 72.1 61.5 35.3 63.9 Feb............................. 66.0 66.3 74.1 47.6 76.1 58.9 46.9 59.7 63.6 66.1 24.6 70.9 61.6 32.9 64.3 Mar............................. 66.0 66.2 74.0 46.1 76.1 58.9 46.2 59.8 64.2 66.9 29.2 71.2 62.0 30.9 64.9 Apr............................. 65.9 66.2 74.1 48.4 76.1 58.8 46.6 59.7 63.6 65.7 25.4 70.3 61.8 30.9 64.7 May............................. 65.9 66.3 74.0 47.7 76.1 59.0 47.6 59.8 63.3 66.0 26.7 70.5 61.1 34.1 63.6 June............................ 66.1 66.4 74.1 46.6 76.3 59.1 46.3 60.0 63.3 66.4 29.3 70.6 60.8 32.2 63.5 July............................ 66.1 66.4 74.4 47.6 76.4 58.9 47.1 59.8 64.3 66.5 30.6 70.6 62.5 35.0 65.1 Aug............................. 66.0 66.3 74.2 47.3 76.3 58.8 46.5 59.6 63.9 66.7 32.5 70.6 61.6 33.3 64.2 Sept............................ 65.9 66.1 73.9 46.7 76.0 58.7 46.8 59.6 63.8 66.8 31.7 70.8 61.3 29.8 64.2 Oct............................. 65.9 66.2 74.1 48.3 76.1 58.7 45.6 59.6 64.2 67.2 34.2 71.0 61.7 34.3 64.2 Nov............................. 66.1 66.3 74.1 47.8 76.2 58.9 46.3 59.7 63.8 67.2 34.8 70.9 61.0 32.0 63.7 Dec............................. 66.0 66.2 74.0 46.9 76.1 58.8 47.2 59.6 63.7 66.9 31.5 71.0 61.1 30.9 64.0 2005: Jan............................. 65.8 66.2 73.9 46.1 76.1 58.7 47.2 59.6 63.6 66.1 31.6 70.0 61.5 32.7 64.2 Feb............................. 65.9 66.2 74.0 46.2 76.2 58.7 47.7 59.5 63.6 66.6 32.7 70.5 61.1 28.6 64.1 Mar............................. 65.8 66.1 74.2 47.0 76.3 58.4 46.6 59.2 63.7 66.7 35.5 70.2 61.3 32.3 64.0 Apr............................. 66.0 66.3 74.2 46.7 76.3 58.8 47.2 59.6 64.2 67.7 36.9 71.3 61.3 31.1 64.1 May............................. 66.1 66.4 74.3 46.4 76.4 58.8 48.1 59.6 64.5 68.0 35.3 71.7 61.7 33.2 64.4 June............................ 66.1 66.2 74.1 46.2 76.3 58.7 48.0 59.4 64.8 68.5 33.8 72.5 61.7 31.9 64.5 July............................ 66.2 66.4 74.1 45.8 76.2 59.0 47.7 59.8 64.8 68.5 31.4 72.8 61.8 34.5 64.4 Aug............................. 66.2 66.4 74.2 45.9 76.3 59.0 48.7 59.8 64.5 68.1 31.3 72.3 61.5 32.9 64.2 Sept............................ 66.2 66.5 74.1 46.1 76.2 59.2 48.7 59.9 64.1 67.3 28.7 71.7 61.6 30.0 64.6 Oct............................. 66.1 66.4 74.0 45.2 76.2 59.1 47.8 59.9 64.3 67.0 28.1 71.4 62.2 33.0 64.9 Nov............................. 66.1 66.3 73.9 46.3 76.0 59.1 47.1 59.9 64.1 66.7 35.3 70.4 62.0 32.3 64.8 Dec............................. 66.0 66.4 74.0 46.0 76.2 59.0 46.5 59.9 63.5 66.1 30.7 70.2 61.3 32.3 64.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\Civilian labor force as percent of civilian noninstitutional population in group specified. \2\ See footnote 1, Table B-37. Note.--Data relate to persons 16 years of age and over. See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.