[Economic Report of the President (2007)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-37.--Civilian employment by demographic characteristic, 1959-2006 [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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2006.............................. 144,427 118,833 64,883 53,950 5,215 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,765 7,354 8,410 618 2005: Jan......................... 140,236 116,046 63,149 52,896 5,045 ....... ....... ........ ....... 14,970 6,917 8,054 566 Feb......................... 140,320 116,119 63,246 52,874 5,011 ....... ....... ........ ....... 14,908 6,904 8,004 498 Mar......................... 140,599 116,209 63,426 52,782 5,060 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,041 7,011 8,030 551 Apr......................... 141,229 116,629 63,634 52,995 5,034 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,196 7,128 8,068 528 May......................... 141,569 116,878 63,814 53,064 5,066 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,320 7,188 8,132 529 June........................ 141,704 116,775 63,871 52,904 5,108 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,404 7,235 8,170 542 July........................ 142,084 117,174 63,908 53,266 5,125 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,598 7,371 8,227 561 Aug......................... 142,423 117,477 64,063 53,414 5,192 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,479 7,304 8,175 517 Sept........................ 142,449 117,314 63,764 53,550 5,236 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,480 7,258 8,222 499 Oct......................... 142,586 117,367 63,965 53,402 5,098 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,608 7,251 8,356 513 Nov......................... 142,597 117,588 64,081 53,506 5,143 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,323 7,101 8,222 527 Dec......................... 142,782 117,710 64,196 53,514 5,120 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,394 7,176 8,218 601 2006: Jan......................... 143,099 118,075 64,570 53,504 5,214 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,489 7,201 8,288 548 Feb......................... 143,319 117,961 64,457 53,504 5,199 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,656 7,306 8,350 647 Mar......................... 143,680 118,228 64,746 53,483 5,211 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,721 7,346 8,375 608 Apr......................... 143,763 118,397 64,711 53,686 5,229 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,699 7,362 8,337 627 May......................... 144,045 118,482 64,715 53,768 5,235 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,770 7,362 8,409 643 June........................ 144,386 118,760 64,779 53,982 5,261 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,704 7,315 8,389 630 July........................ 144,330 118,885 64,681 54,204 5,275 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,731 7,327 8,404 600 Aug......................... 144,618 119,023 64,887 54,135 5,166 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,839 7,356 8,483 598 Sept........................ 144,906 119,164 65,102 54,062 5,147 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,659 7,317 8,342 573 Oct......................... 145,337 119,511 65,221 54,290 5,158 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,902 7,384 8,518 671 Nov......................... 145,623 119,636 65,311 54,325 5,223 ....... ....... ........ ....... 15,950 7,446 8,504 629 Dec......................... 145,926 119,813 65,398 54,415 5,252 ....... ....... ........ ....... 16,045 7,519 8,527 634 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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.