[Economic Report of the President (2007)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-42.--Civilian unemployment rate, 1959-2006 [Percent;\1\ monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Males Females By race ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------- His- Women Both Black panic Married who All 20 20 sexes or or men, main- Year or month civilian 16- years 16- years 16-19 Black Afri- Asian Latino spouse tain workers Total 19 and Total 19 and years White and can (NSA) eth- ni- present families years over years over \2\ other Ameri- \2\ city (NSA) \2\ can \3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\2\--------------------------------------- 1959..................... 5.5 5.2 15.3 4.7 5.9 13.5 5.2 14.6 4.8 10.7 ...... ........ ....... 3.6 ........ 1960..................... 5.5 5.4 15.3 4.7 5.9 13.9 5.1 14.7 5.0 10.2 ...... ........ ....... 3.7 ........ 1961..................... 6.7 6.4 17.1 5.7 7.2 16.3 6.3 16.8 6.0 12.4 ...... ........ ....... 4.6 ........ 1962..................... 5.5 5.2 14.7 4.6 6.2 14.6 5.4 14.7 4.9 10.9 ...... ........ ....... 3.6 ........ 1963..................... 5.7 5.2 17.2 4.5 6.5 17.2 5.4 17.2 5.0 10.8 ...... ........ ....... 3.4 ........ 1964..................... 5.2 4.6 15.8 3.9 6.2 16.6 5.2 16.2 4.6 9.6 ...... ........ ....... 2.8 ........ 1965..................... 4.5 4.0 14.1 3.2 5.5 15.7 4.5 14.8 4.1 8.1 ...... ........ ....... 2.4 ........ 1966..................... 3.8 3.2 11.7 2.5 4.8 14.1 3.8 12.8 3.4 7.3 ...... ........ ....... 1.9 ........ 1967..................... 3.8 3.1 12.3 2.3 5.2 13.5 4.2 12.9 3.4 7.4 ...... ........ ....... 1.8 4.9 1968..................... 3.6 2.9 11.6 2.2 4.8 14.0 3.8 12.7 3.2 6.7 ...... ........ ....... 1.6 4.4 1969..................... 3.5 2.8 11.4 2.1 4.7 13.3 3.7 12.2 3.1 6.4 ...... ........ ....... 1.5 4.4 1970..................... 4.9 4.4 15.0 3.5 5.9 15.6 4.8 15.3 4.5 8.2 ...... ........ ....... 2.6 5.4 1971..................... 5.9 5.3 16.6 4.4 6.9 17.2 5.7 16.9 5.4 9.9 ...... ........ ....... 3.2 7.3 1972..................... 5.6 5.0 15.9 4.0 6.6 16.7 5.4 16.2 5.1 10.0 10.4 ........ ....... 2.8 7.2 1973..................... 4.9 4.2 13.9 3.3 6.0 15.3 4.9 14.5 4.3 9.0 9.4 ........ 7.5 2.3 7.1 1974..................... 5.6 4.9 15.6 3.8 6.7 16.6 5.5 16.0 5.0 9.9 10.5 ........ 8.1 2.7 7.0 1975..................... 8.5 7.9 20.1 6.8 9.3 19.7 8.0 19.9 7.8 13.8 14.8 ........ 12.2 5.1 10.0 1976..................... 7.7 7.1 19.2 5.9 8.6 18.7 7.4 19.0 7.0 13.1 14.0 ........ 11.5 4.2 10.1 1977..................... 7.1 6.3 17.3 5.2 8.2 18.3 7.0 17.8 6.2 13.1 14.0 ........ 10.1 3.6 9.4 1978..................... 6.1 5.3 15.8 4.3 7.2 17.1 6.0 16.4 5.2 11.9 12.8 ........ 9.1 2.8 8.5 1979..................... 5.8 5.1 15.9 4.2 6.8 16.4 5.7 16.1 5.1 11.3 12.3 ........ 8.3 2.8 8.3 1980..................... 7.1 6.9 18.3 5.9 7.4 17.2 6.4 17.8 6.3 13.1 14.3 ........ 10.1 4.2 9.2 1981..................... 7.6 7.4 20.1 6.3 7.9 19.0 6.8 19.6 6.7 14.2 15.6 ........ 10.4 4.3 10.4 1982..................... 9.7 9.9 24.4 8.8 9.4 21.9 8.3 23.2 8.6 17.3 18.9 ........ 13.8 6.5 11.7 1983..................... 9.6 9.9 23.3 8.9 9.2 21.3 8.1 22.4 8.4 17.8 19.5 ........ 13.7 6.5 12.2 1984..................... 7.5 7.4 19.6 6.6 7.6 18.0 6.8 18.9 6.5 14.4 15.9 ........ 10.7 4.6 10.3 1985..................... 7.2 7.0 19.5 6.2 7.4 17.6 6.6 18.6 6.2 13.7 15.1 ........ 10.5 4.3 10.4 1986..................... 7.0 6.9 19.0 6.1 7.1 17.6 6.2 18.3 6.0 13.1 14.5 ........ 10.6 4.4 9.8 1987..................... 6.2 6.2 17.8 5.4 6.2 15.9 5.4 16.9 5.3 11.6 13.0 ........ 8.8 3.9 9.2 1988..................... 5.5 5.5 16.0 4.8 5.6 14.4 4.9 15.3 4.7 10.4 11.7 ........ 8.2 3.3 8.1 1989..................... 5.3 5.2 15.9 4.5 5.4 14.0 4.7 15.0 4.5 10.0 11.4 ........ 8.0 3.0 8.1 1990..................... 5.6 5.7 16.3 5.0 5.5 14.7 4.9 15.5 4.8 10.1 11.4 ........ 8.2 3.4 8.3 1991..................... 6.8 7.2 19.8 6.4 6.4 17.5 5.7 18.7 6.1 11.1 12.5 ........ 10.0 4.4 9.3 1992..................... 7.5 7.9 21.5 7.1 7.0 18.6 6.3 20.1 6.6 12.7 14.2 ........ 11.6 5.1 10.0 1993..................... 6.9 7.2 20.4 6.4 6.6 17.5 5.9 19.0 6.1 11.7 13.0 ........ 10.8 4.4 9.7 1994..................... 6.1 6.2 19.0 5.4 6.0 16.2 5.4 17.6 5.3 10.5 11.5 ........ 9.9 3.7 8.9 1995..................... 5.6 5.6 18.4 4.8 5.6 16.1 4.9 17.3 4.9 9.6 10.4 ........ 9.3 3.3 8.0 1996..................... 5.4 5.4 18.1 4.6 5.4 15.2 4.8 16.7 4.7 9.3 10.5 ........ 8.9 3.0 8.2 1997..................... 4.9 4.9 16.9 4.2 5.0 15.0 4.4 16.0 4.2 8.8 10.0 ........ 7.7 2.7 8.1 1998..................... 4.5 4.4 16.2 3.7 4.6 12.9 4.1 14.6 3.9 7.8 8.9 ........ 7.2 2.4 7.2 1999..................... 4.2 4.1 14.7 3.5 4.3 13.2 3.8 13.9 3.7 7.0 8.0 ........ 6.4 2.2 6.4 2000..................... 4.0 3.9 14.0 3.3 4.1 12.1 3.6 13.1 3.5 ........ 7.6 3.6 5.7 2.0 5.9 2001..................... 4.7 4.8 16.0 4.2 4.7 13.4 4.1 14.7 4.2 ........ 8.6 4.5 6.6 2.7 6.6 2002..................... 5.8 5.9 18.1 5.3 5.6 14.9 5.1 16.5 5.1 ........ 10.2 5.9 7.5 3.6 8.0 2003..................... 6.0 6.3 19.3 5.6 5.7 15.6 5.1 17.5 5.2 ........ 10.8 6.0 7.7 3.8 8.5 2004..................... 5.5 5.6 18.4 5.0 5.4 15.5 4.9 17.0 4.8 ........ 10.4 4.4 7.0 3.1 8.0 2005..................... 5.1 5.1 18.6 4.4 5.1 14.5 4.6 16.6 4.4 ........ 10.0 4.0 6.0 2.8 7.8 2006..................... 4.6 4.6 16.9 4.0 4.6 13.8 4.1 15.4 4.0 ........ 8.9 3.0 5.2 2.4 7.1 2005: Jan................ 5.2 5.3 18.4 4.7 5.1 14.1 4.7 16.2 4.5 ........ 10.6 4.2 6.2 3.1 8.2 Feb................ 5.4 5.5 20.3 4.8 5.2 14.7 4.7 17.5 4.6 ........ 10.8 4.5 6.4 3.0 8.0 Mar................ 5.2 5.3 19.9 4.6 5.1 13.7 4.6 16.9 4.4 ........ 10.3 3.9 5.8 2.9 8.0 Apr................ 5.1 5.1 20.3 4.4 5.2 15.3 4.6 17.8 4.4 ........ 10.3 3.9 6.4 2.6 7.7 May................ 5.1 5.0 19.8 4.3 5.2 16.0 4.7 17.9 4.4 ........ 10.2 3.9 6.0 2.7 7.9 June............... 5.0 5.0 18.6 4.3 5.1 13.8 4.6 16.2 4.3 ........ 10.4 4.0 5.7 2.6 8.2 July............... 5.0 4.9 18.3 4.3 5.1 13.7 4.6 16.0 4.3 ........ 9.2 5.2 5.5 2.6 8.8 Aug................ 4.9 4.9 17.9 4.3 4.9 14.6 4.4 16.2 4.2 ........ 9.7 3.6 5.8 2.8 7.2 Sept............... 5.1 5.1 17.1 4.5 5.1 14.0 4.6 15.5 4.4 ........ 9.4 4.1 6.4 2.8 7.6 Oct................ 5.0 4.8 16.9 4.3 5.1 15.2 4.5 16.0 4.4 ........ 9.1 3.1 5.8 2.7 7.3 Nov................ 5.0 5.0 19.2 4.3 5.1 15.0 4.6 17.1 4.3 ........ 10.7 3.6 6.1 2.6 7.2 Dec................ 4.9 4.8 16.1 4.3 5.0 14.3 4.5 15.2 4.2 ........ 9.3 3.8 6.0 2.6 6.9 2006: Jan................ 4.7 4.6 16.2 4.0 4.8 14.1 4.3 15.2 4.1 ........ 8.8 3.2 5.7 2.4 8.2 Feb................ 4.8 4.8 17.0 4.2 4.7 13.5 4.3 15.3 4.1 ........ 9.3 3.2 5.5 2.4 7.5 Mar................ 4.7 4.6 16.8 4.0 4.7 14.4 4.1 15.6 4.0 ........ 9.3 3.4 5.2 2.4 7.5 Apr................ 4.7 4.7 16.3 4.2 4.7 12.8 4.3 14.6 4.0 ........ 9.3 3.6 5.3 2.5 7.5 May................ 4.6 4.8 16.3 4.2 4.5 11.8 4.1 14.1 4.1 ........ 8.9 3.0 5.0 2.5 6.3 June............... 4.6 4.6 17.1 4.0 4.6 14.0 4.1 15.6 4.1 ........ 9.0 3.5 5.3 2.5 7.2 July............... 4.8 4.8 17.1 4.2 4.8 14.2 4.3 15.7 4.1 ........ 9.4 2.7 5.3 2.5 7.4 Aug................ 4.7 4.7 17.1 4.1 4.7 15.4 4.1 16.3 4.1 ........ 8.8 2.9 5.3 2.5 6.7 Sept............... 4.6 4.4 17.7 3.8 4.7 14.8 4.2 16.3 3.9 ........ 9.1 2.8 5.4 2.3 6.8 Oct................ 4.4 4.4 16.7 3.9 4.4 13.6 3.9 15.2 3.9 ........ 8.5 2.7 4.6 2.3 6.5 Nov................ 4.5 4.5 16.7 3.9 4.5 13.4 4.0 15.1 3.9 ........ 8.6 3.2 5.0 2.3 6.9 Dec................ 4.5 4.5 16.7 4.0 4.4 13.6 3.9 15.2 4.0 ........ 8.4 2.4 4.9 2.5 6.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Unemployed as percent of civilian labor force in group specified. \2\ See footnote 1, Table B-37. \3\ Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Note.--Data relate to persons 16 years of age and over. See footnote 5 and Note, Table B-35. NSA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.