[Economic Report of the President (2006)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
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Table B-35.--Civilian population and labor force, 1929-2005
[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, 1929-2005--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
2005 \5\...............................................    226,082   149,320   141,730    2,197   139,532     7,591   76,762      66.0     62.7      5.1

2002: Jan..............................................    216,506   143,883   135,698    2,385   133,230     8,184   72,623      66.5     62.7      5.7
Feb..............................................    216,663   144,663   136,442    2,397   134,126     8,221   72,000      66.8     63.0      5.7
Mar..............................................    216,823   144,485   136,195    2,369   133,816     8,290   72,338      66.6     62.8      5.7
Apr..............................................    217,006   144,718   136,136    2,373   133,833     8,582   72,287      66.7     62.7      5.9
May..............................................    217,198   144,933   136,546    2,263   134,277     8,387   72,265      66.7     62.9      5.8
June.............................................    217,407   144,803   136,415    2,170   134,153     8,388   72,605      66.6     62.7      5.8

July.............................................    217,630   144,803   136,410    2,336   134,082     8,392   72,827      66.5     62.7      5.8
Aug..............................................    217,866   145,007   136,695    2,132   134,584     8,311   72,859      66.6     62.7      5.7
Sept.............................................    218,107   145,562   137,305    2,284   135,108     8,257   72,545      66.7     63.0      5.7
Oct..............................................    218,340   145,313   137,001    2,440   134,587     8,312   73,027      66.6     62.7      5.7
Nov..............................................    218,548   145,050   136,517    2,255   134,183     8,533   73,499      66.4     62.5      5.9
Dec..............................................    218,741   145,065   136,400    2,349   134,073     8,665   73,676      66.3     62.4      6.0

2003: Jan \5\..........................................    219,897   145,937   137,424    2,343   135,032     8,513   73,961      66.4     62.5      5.8
Feb \5\..........................................    220,114   146,104   137,472    2,240   135,288     8,632   74,011      66.4     62.5      5.9
Mar..............................................    220,317   146,004   137,461    2,267   135,223     8,543   74,314      66.3     62.4      5.9
Apr..............................................    220,540   146,452   137,637    2,157   135,538     8,816   74,088      66.4     62.4      6.0
May..............................................    220,768   146,480   137,547    2,183   135,356     8,933   74,288      66.4     62.3      6.1
June.............................................    221,014   147,031   137,784    2,197   135,454     9,246   73,984      66.5     62.3      6.3

July.............................................    221,252   146,505   137,478    2,205   135,211     9,027   74,748      66.2     62.1      6.2
Aug..............................................    221,507   146,427   137,525    2,304   135,193     8,902   75,080      66.1     62.1      6.1
Sept.............................................    221,779   146,546   137,601    2,336   135,373     8,945   75,232      66.1     62.0      6.1
Oct..............................................    222,039   146,716   137,986    2,435   135,603     8,730   75,323      66.1     62.1      6.0
Nov..............................................    222,279   147,063   138,453    2,364   136,052     8,610   75,216      66.2     62.3      5.9
Dec..............................................    222,509   146,773   138,400    2,247   136,153     8,373   75,736      66.0     62.2      5.7

2004: Jan \5\..........................................    222,161   146,817   138,472    2,211   136,205     8,345   75,344      66.1     62.3      5.7
Feb..............................................    222,357   146,681   138,495    2,227   136,294     8,186   75,675      66.0     62.3      5.6
Mar..............................................    222,550   146,849   138,452    2,189   136,291     8,397   75,701      66.0     62.2      5.7
Apr..............................................    222,757   146,800   138,659    2,250   136,420     8,140   75,957      65.9     62.2      5.5
May..............................................    222,967   147,021   138,843    2,296   136,524     8,178   75,946      65.9     62.3      5.6
June.............................................    223,196   147,427   139,181    2,251   136,816     8,247   75,768      66.1     62.4      5.6

July.............................................    223,422   147,773   139,591    2,242   137,329     8,182   75,649      66.1     62.5      5.5
Aug..............................................    223,677   147,558   139,558    2,317   137,227     8,000   76,119      66.0     62.4      5.4
Sept.............................................    223,941   147,476   139,495    2,223   137,391     7,981   76,465      65.9     62.3      5.4
Oct..............................................    224,192   147,808   139,768    2,163   137,675     8,040   76,384      65.9     62.3      5.4
Nov..............................................    224,422   148,250   140,276    2,192   138,045     7,974   76,172      66.1     62.5      5.4
Dec..............................................    224,640   148,173   140,133    2,190   137,944     8,040   76,467      66.0     62.4      5.4

2005: Jan \5\..........................................    224,837   147,956   140,234    2,138   138,076     7,723   76,881      65.8     62.4      5.2
Feb..............................................    225,041   148,271   140,285    2,161   138,111     7,986   76,770      65.9     62.3      5.4
Mar..............................................    225,236   148,217   140,601    2,199   138,416     7,616   77,019      65.8     62.4      5.1
Apr..............................................    225,441   148,839   141,196    2,253   138,926     7,644   76,601      66.0     62.6      5.1
May..............................................    225,670   149,201   141,571    2,216   139,322     7,629   76,469      66.1     62.7      5.1
June.............................................    225,911   149,243   141,750    2,321   139,333     7,493   76,668      66.1     62.7      5.0

July.............................................    226,153   149,605   142,111    2,332   139,772     7,494   76,548      66.2     62.8      5.0
Aug..............................................    226,421   149,792   142,425    2,157   140,294     7,367   76,629      66.2     62.9      4.9
Sept.............................................    226,693   150,083   142,435    2,140   140,421     7,648   76,610      66.2     62.8      5.1
Oct..............................................    226,959   150,043   142,625    2,126   140,577     7,418   76,916      66.1     62.8      4.9
Nov..............................................    227,204   150,183   142,611    2,154   140,427     7,572   77,021      66.1     62.8      5.0
Dec..............................................    227,425   150,153   142,779    2,130   140,638     7,375   77,271      66.0     62.8      4.9
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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.