[Economic Report of the President (2006)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-39.--Civilian labor force participation rate and employment/population ratio, 1959-2005
[Percent;\1\ monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Labor force participation rate                                    Employment/population ratio
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Black                                                            Black
Year or  month                             All                       Both               Black      or       All                       Both               Black      or
civilian   Males    Fe-     sexes   White\2\     and    African  civilian   Males    Fe-     sexes   White\2\     and    African
work-            males    16-19             other\2\   Ameri-    work-            males    16-19             other\2\   Ameri-
ers                      years                        can\2\     ers                      years                        can\2\
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1959..........................................................     59.3     83.7    37.1     46.7      58.7      64.3   .......     56.0     79.3    35.0     39.9      55.9      57.5   .......

1960..........................................................     59.4     83.3    37.7     47.5      58.8      64.5   .......     56.1     78.9    35.5     40.5      55.9      57.9   .......
1961..........................................................     59.3     82.9    38.1     46.9      58.8      64.1   .......     55.4     77.6    35.4     39.1      55.3      56.2   .......
1962..........................................................     58.8     82.0    37.9     46.1      58.3      63.2   .......     55.5     77.7    35.6     39.4      55.4      56.3   .......
1963..........................................................     58.7     81.4    38.3     45.2      58.2      63.0   .......     55.4     77.1    35.8     37.4      55.3      56.2   .......
1964..........................................................     58.7     81.0    38.7     44.5      58.2      63.1   .......     55.7     77.3    36.3     37.3      55.5      57.0   .......
1965..........................................................     58.9     80.7    39.3     45.7      58.4      62.9   .......     56.2     77.5    37.1     38.9      56.0      57.8   .......
1966..........................................................     59.2     80.4    40.3     48.2      58.7      63.0   .......     56.9     77.9    38.3     42.1      56.8      58.4   .......
1967..........................................................     59.6     80.4    41.1     48.4      59.2      62.8   .......     57.3     78.0    39.0     42.2      57.2      58.2   .......
1968..........................................................     59.6     80.1    41.6     48.3      59.3      62.2   .......     57.5     77.8    39.6     42.2      57.4      58.0   .......
1969..........................................................     60.1     79.8    42.7     49.4      59.9      62.1   .......     58.0     77.6    40.7     43.4      58.0      58.1   .......

1970..........................................................     60.4     79.7    43.3     49.9      60.2      61.8   .......     57.4     76.2    40.8     42.3      57.5      56.8   .......
1971..........................................................     60.2     79.1    43.4     49.7      60.1      60.9   .......     56.6     74.9    40.4     41.3      56.8      54.9   .......
1972..........................................................     60.4     78.9    43.9     51.9      60.4      60.2     59.9      57.0     75.0    41.0     43.5      57.4      54.1      53.7
1973..........................................................     60.8     78.8    44.7     53.7      60.8      60.5     60.2      57.8     75.5    42.0     45.9      58.2      55.0      54.5
1974..........................................................     61.3     78.7    45.7     54.8      61.4      60.3     59.8      57.8     74.9    42.6     46.0      58.3      54.3      53.5
1975..........................................................     61.2     77.9    46.3     54.0      61.5      59.6     58.8      56.1     71.7    42.0     43.3      56.7      51.4      50.1
1976..........................................................     61.6     77.5    47.3     54.5      61.8      59.8     59.0      56.8     72.0    43.2     44.2      57.5      52.0      50.8
1977..........................................................     62.3     77.7    48.4     56.0      62.5      60.4     59.8      57.9     72.8    44.5     46.1      58.6      52.5      51.4
1978..........................................................     63.2     77.9    50.0     57.8      63.3      62.2     61.5      59.3     73.8    46.4     48.3      60.0      54.7      53.6
1979..........................................................     63.7     77.8    50.9     57.9      63.9      62.2     61.4      59.9     73.8    47.5     48.5      60.6      55.2      53.8

1980..........................................................     63.8     77.4    51.5     56.7      64.1      61.7     61.0      59.2     72.0    47.7     46.6      60.0      53.6      52.3
1981..........................................................     63.9     77.0    52.1     55.4      64.3      61.3     60.8      59.0     71.3    48.0     44.6      60.0      52.6      51.3
1982..........................................................     64.0     76.6    52.6     54.1      64.3      61.6     61.0      57.8     69.0    47.7     41.5      58.8      50.9      49.4
1983..........................................................     64.0     76.4    52.9     53.5      64.3      62.1     61.5      57.9     68.8    48.0     41.5      58.9      51.0      49.5
1984..........................................................     64.4     76.4    53.6     53.9      64.6      62.6     62.2      59.5     70.7    49.5     43.7      60.5      53.6      52.3
1985..........................................................     64.8     76.3    54.5     54.5      65.0      63.3     62.9      60.1     70.9    50.4     44.4      61.0      54.7      53.4
1986..........................................................     65.3     76.3    55.3     54.7      65.5      63.7     63.3      60.7     71.0    51.4     44.6      61.5      55.4      54.1
1987..........................................................     65.6     76.2    56.0     54.7      65.8      64.3     63.8      61.5     71.5    52.5     45.5      62.3      56.8      55.6
1988..........................................................     65.9     76.2    56.6     55.3      66.2      64.0     63.8      62.3     72.0    53.4     46.8      63.1      57.4      56.3
1989..........................................................     66.5     76.4    57.4     55.9      66.7      64.7     64.2      63.0     72.5    54.3     47.5      63.8      58.2      56.9

1990..........................................................     66.5     76.4    57.5     53.7      66.9      64.4     64.0      62.8     72.0    54.3     45.3      63.7      57.9      56.7
1991..........................................................     66.2     75.8    57.4     51.6      66.6      63.8     63.3      61.7     70.4    53.7     42.0      62.6      56.7      55.4
1992..........................................................     66.4     75.8    57.8     51.3      66.8      64.6     63.9      61.5     69.8    53.8     41.0      62.4      56.4      54.9
1993..........................................................     66.3     75.4    57.9     51.5      66.8      63.8     63.2      61.7     70.0    54.1     41.7      62.7      56.3      55.0
1994..........................................................     66.6     75.1    58.8     52.7      67.1      63.9     63.4      62.5     70.4    55.3     43.4      63.5      57.2      56.1
1995..........................................................     66.6     75.0    58.9     53.5      67.1      64.3     63.7      62.9     70.8    55.6     44.2      63.8      58.1      57.1
1996..........................................................     66.8     74.9    59.3     52.3      67.2      64.6     64.1      63.2     70.9    56.0     43.5      64.1      58.6      57.4
1997..........................................................     67.1     75.0    59.8     51.6      67.5      65.2     64.7      63.8     71.3    56.8     43.4      64.6      59.4      58.2
1998..........................................................     67.1     74.9    59.8     52.8      67.3      66.0     65.6      64.1     71.6    57.1     45.1      64.7      60.9      59.7
1999..........................................................     67.1     74.7    60.0     52.0      67.3      65.9     65.8      64.3     71.6    57.4     44.7      64.8      61.3      60.6

2000..........................................................     67.1     74.8    59.9     52.0      67.3   ........    65.8      64.4     71.9    57.5     45.2      64.9   ........     60.9
2001..........................................................     66.8     74.4    59.8     49.6      67.0   ........    65.3      63.7     70.9    57.0     42.3      64.2   ........     59.7
2002..........................................................     66.6     74.1    59.6     47.4      66.8   ........    64.8      62.7     69.7    56.3     39.6      63.4   ........     58.1
2003..........................................................     66.2     73.5    59.5     44.5      66.5   ........    64.3      62.3     68.9    56.1     36.8      63.0   ........     57.4
2004..........................................................     66.0     73.3    59.2     43.9      66.3   ........    63.8      62.3     69.2    56.0     36.4      63.1   ........     57.2
2005..........................................................     66.0     73.3    59.3     43.7      66.3   ........    64.2      62.7     69.6    56.2     36.5      63.4   ........     57.7

2004: Jan.....................................................     66.1     73.6    59.1     44.4      66.4   ........    64.2      62.3     69.4    55.7     36.9      63.0   ........     57.6
Feb.....................................................     66.0     73.2    59.2     43.7      66.3   ........    63.6      62.3     69.1    56.0     36.4      63.0   ........     57.5
Mar.....................................................     66.0     73.2    59.2     42.8      66.2   ........    64.2      62.2     69.0    55.9     35.7      62.9   ........     57.6
Apr.....................................................     65.9     73.1    59.2     43.7      66.2   ........    63.6      62.2     69.0    56.0     36.5      63.0   ........     57.4
May.....................................................     65.9     73.1    59.2     44.0      66.3   ........    63.3      62.3     68.9    56.1     36.6      63.0   ........     56.9
June....................................................     66.1     73.3    59.3     43.3      66.4   ........    63.3      62.4     69.2    56.0     36.0      63.1   ........     56.8

July....................................................     66.1     73.5    59.3     44.2      66.4   ........    64.3      62.5     69.4    56.0     36.4      63.3   ........     57.2
Aug.....................................................     66.0     73.4    59.1     43.9      66.3   ........    63.9      62.4     69.3    56.0     36.4      63.2   ........     57.2
Sept....................................................     65.9     73.2    59.0     43.5      66.1   ........    63.8      62.3     69.1    55.9     36.2      63.0   ........     57.1
Oct.....................................................     65.9     73.3    59.1     44.0      66.2   ........    64.2      62.3     69.2    55.9     36.5      63.1   ........     57.2
Nov.....................................................     66.1     73.5    59.1     44.3      66.3   ........    63.8      62.5     69.4    56.0     37.0      63.2   ........     56.9
Dec.....................................................     66.0     73.2    59.2     44.3      66.2   ........    63.7      62.4     69.1    56.1     36.4      63.2   ........     56.9

2005: Jan.....................................................     65.8     73.0    59.1     43.2      66.2   ........    63.6      62.4     69.1    56.1     36.2      63.2   ........     56.9
Feb.....................................................     65.9     73.2    59.1     43.3      66.2   ........    63.6      62.3     69.1    56.0     35.7      63.2   ........     56.7
Mar.....................................................     65.8     73.2    58.9     43.9      66.1   ........    63.7      62.4     69.4    55.9     36.5      63.2   ........     57.1
Apr.....................................................     66.0     73.4    59.1     43.9      66.3   ........    64.2      62.6     69.6    56.1     36.2      63.4   ........     57.6
May.....................................................     66.1     73.5    59.2     44.2      66.4   ........    64.5      62.7     69.8    56.2     36.4      63.4   ........     58.0
June....................................................     66.1     73.4    59.2     43.9      66.2   ........    64.8      62.7     69.8    56.2     36.8      63.4   ........     58.1

July....................................................     66.2     73.4    59.4     43.7      66.4   ........    64.8      62.8     69.8    56.3     36.7      63.5   ........     58.7
Aug.....................................................     66.2     73.5    59.3     44.0      66.4   ........    64.5      62.9     69.9    56.4     36.8      63.6   ........     58.2
Sept....................................................     66.2     73.4    59.5     43.6      66.5   ........    64.1      62.8     69.7    56.5     36.7      63.5   ........     58.1
Oct.....................................................     66.1     73.2    59.5     43.0      66.4   ........    64.3      62.8     69.7    56.4     36.2      63.4   ........     58.5
Nov.....................................................     66.1     73.3    59.4     43.9      66.3   ........    64.1      62.8     69.6    56.4     36.4      63.5   ........     57.3
Dec.....................................................     66.0     73.2    59.3     43.3      66.4   ........    63.5      62.8     69.7    56.4     36.7      63.5   ........     57.6
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\1\ Civilian labor force or civilian employment 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.