[Economic Report of the President (2006)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
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Table B-37.--Civilian employment by demographic characteristic, 1959-2005
[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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White \1\                       Black and other \1\            Black or African American \1\
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Year or  month            civilian                                Both                                 Both                              Both
workers    Total    Males      Fe-     sexes   Total    Males      Fe-     sexes    Total    Males    Fe-     sexes
males    16-19                      males    16-19                     males    16-19
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1959..............................    64,630    58,006   39,494   18,512    3,475    6,623    3,971    2,652       362  .......  ......  .......  ......

1960..............................    65,778    58,850   39,755   19,095    3,700    6,928    4,149    2,779       430  .......  ......  .......  ......
1961..............................    65,746    58,913   39,588   19,325    3,693    6,833    4,068    2,765       414  .......  ......  .......  ......
1962..............................    66,702    59,698   40,016   19,682    3,774    7,003    4,160    2,843       420  .......  ......  .......  ......
1963..............................    67,762    60,622   40,428   20,194    3,851    7,140    4,229    2,911       404  .......  ......  .......  ......
1964..............................    69,305    61,922   41,115   20,807    4,076    7,383    4,359    3,024       440  .......  ......  .......  ......
1965..............................    71,088    63,446   41,844   21,602    4,562    7,643    4,496    3,147       474  .......  ......  .......  ......
1966..............................    72,895    65,021   42,331   22,690    5,176    7,877    4,588    3,289       545  .......  ......  .......  ......
1967..............................    74,372    66,361   42,833   23,528    5,114    8,011    4,646    3,365       568  .......  ......  .......  ......
1968..............................    75,920    67,750   43,411   24,339    5,195    8,169    4,702    3,467       584  .......  ......  .......  ......
1969..............................    77,902    69,518   44,048   25,470    5,508    8,384    4,770    3,614       609  .......  ......  .......  ......

1970..............................    78,678    70,217   44,178   26,039    5,571    8,464    4,813    3,650       574  .......  ......  .......  ......
1971..............................    79,367    70,878   44,595   26,283    5,670    8,488    4,796    3,692       538  .......  ......  .......  ......
1972..............................    82,153    73,370   45,944   27,426    6,173    8,783    4,952    3,832       573    7,802   4,368   3,433      509
1973..............................    85,064    75,708   47,085   28,623    6,623    9,356    5,265    4,092       647    8,128   4,527   3,601      570
1974..............................    86,794    77,184   47,674   29,511    6,796    9,610    5,352    4,258       652    8,203   4,527   3,677      554
1975..............................    85,846    76,411   46,697   29,714    6,487    9,435    5,161    4,275       615    7,894   4,275   3,618      507
1976..............................    88,752    78,853   47,775   31,078    6,724    9,899    5,363    4,536       611    8,227   4,404   3,823      508
1977..............................    92,017    81,700   49,150   32,550    7,068   10,317    5,579    4,739       619    8,540   4,565   3,975      508
1978..............................    96,048    84,936   50,544   34,392    7,367   11,112    5,936    5,177       703    9,102   4,796   4,307      571
1979..............................    98,824    87,259   51,452   35,807    7,356   11,565    6,156    5,409       727    9,359   4,923   4,436      579

1980..............................    99,303    87,715   51,127   36,587    7,021   11,588    6,059    5,529       689    9,313   4,798   4,515      547
1981..............................   100,397    88,709   51,315   37,394    6,588   11,688    6,083    5,606       637    9,355   4,794   4,561      505
1982..............................    99,526    87,903   50,287   37,615    5,984   11,624    5,983    5,641       565    9,189   4,637   4,552      428
1983..............................   100,834    88,893   50,621   38,272    5,799   11,941    6,166    5,775       543    9,375   4,753   4,622      416
1984..............................   105,005    92,120   52,462   39,659    5,836   12,885    6,629    6,256       607   10,119   5,124   4,995      474
1985..............................   107,150    93,736   53,046   40,690    5,768   13,414    6,845    6,569       666   10,501   5,270   5,231      532
1986..............................   109,597    95,660   53,785   41,876    5,792   13,937    7,107    6,830       681   10,814   5,428   5,386      536
1987..............................   112,440    97,789   54,647   43,142    5,898   14,652    7,459    7,192       742   11,309   5,661   5,648      587
1988..............................   114,968    99,812   55,550   44,262    6,030   15,156    7,722    7,434       774   11,658   5,824   5,834      601
1989..............................   117,342   101,584   56,352   45,232    5,946   15,757    7,963    7,795       813   11,953   5,928   6,025      625

1990..............................   118,793   102,261   56,703   45,558    5,779   16,533    8,401    8,131       801   12,175   5,995   6,180      598
1991..............................   117,718   101,182   55,797   45,385    5,216   16,536    8,426    8,110       690   12,074   5,961   6,113      494
1992..............................   118,492   101,669   55,959   45,710    4,985   16,823    8,482    8,342       684   12,151   5,930   6,221      492
1993..............................   120,259   103,045   56,656   46,390    5,113   17,214    8,693    8,521       691   12,382   6,047   6,334      494
1994..............................   123,060   105,190   57,452   47,738    5,398   17,870    8,998    8,872       763   12,835   6,241   6,595      552
1995..............................   124,900   106,490   58,146   48,344    5,593   18,409    9,231    9,179       826   13,279   6,422   6,857      586
1996..............................   126,708   107,808   58,888   48,920    5,667   18,900    9,319    9,580       832   13,542   6,456   7,086      613
1997..............................   129,558   109,856   59,998   49,859    5,807   19,701    9,687   10,014       853   13,969   6,607   7,362      631
1998..............................   131,463   110,931   60,604   50,327    6,089   20,532   10,089   10,443       962   14,556   6,871   7,685      736
1999..............................   133,488   112,235   61,139   51,096    6,204   21,253   10,307   10,945       968   15,056   7,027   8,029      691

2000..............................   136,891   114,424   62,289   52,136    6,160  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,156   7,082   8,073      711
2001..............................   136,933   114,430   62,212   52,218    5,817  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,006   6,938   8,068      637
2002..............................   136,485   114,013   61,849   52,164    5,441  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,872   6,959   7,914      611
2003..............................   137,736   114,235   61,866   52,369    5,064  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,739   6,820   7,919      516
2004..............................   139,252   115,239   62,712   52,527    5,039  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,909   6,912   7,997      520
2005..............................   141,730   116,949   63,763   53,186    5,105  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,313   7,155   8,158      536

2004: Jan.........................   138,472   114,648   62,581   52,068    5,119  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,892   6,959   7,933      507
Feb.........................   138,495   114,696   62,382   52,313    5,053  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,887   6,892   7,995      514
Mar.........................   138,452   114,525   62,248   52,276    4,945  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,944   6,931   8,013      507
Apr.........................   138,659   114,783   62,401   52,382    5,061  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,893   6,844   8,049      492
May.........................   138,843   114,974   62,310   52,663    5,079  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,808   6,883   7,925      504
June........................   139,181   115,204   62,618   52,585    4,985  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,803   6,914   7,889      499

July........................   139,591   115,608   63,050   52,558    5,066  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,907   6,835   8,072      500
Aug.........................   139,558   115,480   62,915   52,565    5,013  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,939   6,888   8,050      569
Sept........................   139,495   115,362   62,748   52,614    5,017  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,952   6,930   8,022      533
Oct.........................   139,768   115,653   62,996   52,656    5,036  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,999   6,962   8,037      546
Nov.........................   140,276   115,962   63,191   52,770    5,091  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,938   6,960   7,978      552
Dec.........................   140,133   115,908   63,069   52,840    5,009  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,936   6,927   8,010      515

2005: Jan.........................   140,234   116,072   63,196   52,875    5,058  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,965   6,909   8,056      546
Feb.........................   140,285   116,081   63,248   52,833    5,014  .......  .......  ........  .......   14,941   6,929   8,012      510
Mar.........................   140,601   116,187   63,492   52,694    5,073  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,069   7,026   8,043      558
Apr.........................   141,196   116,624   63,659   52,965    5,042  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,206   7,141   8,064      536
May.........................   141,571   116,845   63,802   53,043    5,080  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,347   7,202   8,145      542
June........................   141,750   116,811   63,873   52,939    5,131  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,392   7,230   8,163      550

July........................   142,111   117,168   63,853   53,316    5,126  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,581   7,355   8,225      549
Aug.........................   142,425   117,446   64,004   53,441    5,175  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,476   7,297   8,179      512
Sept........................   142,435   117,354   63,812   53,542    5,222  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,455   7,241   8,215      490
Oct.........................   142,625   117,396   63,954   53,441    5,074  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,591   7,231   8,360      517
Nov.........................   142,611   117,598   64,054   53,544    5,123  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,299   7,090   8,209      523
Dec.........................   142,779   117,729   64,166   53,564    5,110  .......  .......  ........  .......   15,397   7,193   8,203      598
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\1\ Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only. Prior to 2003, persons who selected more than one race were included in the group they
identified as the main race. Data for black or African American were for black prior to 2003. Data discontinued for black and other series. See
Employment and Earnings, for details.

Note.--Beginning with data for 2000, since data for all race groups are not shown here, detail will not sum to total.
See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.