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HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, 1946 to date
[Numbers in thousands]
Year |
Civilian noninstitutional population |
Civilian labor force |
Not in labor force |
Total |
Percent of population |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Total |
Percent of population |
Agri- culture |
Nonagri- cultural industries |
Number |
Percent of labor force |
Persons 14 years of age and over |
|
1946 |
103,070 |
57,520 |
55.8 |
55,250 |
53.6 |
8,320 |
46,930 |
2,270 |
3.9 |
45,550 |
1947 |
106,018 |
60,168 |
56.8 |
57,812 |
54.5 |
8,256 |
49,557 |
2,356 |
3.9 |
45,850 |
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Persons 16 years of age and over |
|
1947 |
101,827 |
59,350 |
58.3 |
57,038 |
56.0 |
7,890 |
49,148 |
2,311 |
3.9 |
42,477 |
1948 |
103,068 |
60,621 |
58.8 |
58,343 |
56.6 |
7,629 |
50,714 |
2,276 |
3.8 |
42,447 |
1949 |
103,994 |
61,286 |
58.9 |
57,651 |
55.4 |
7,658 |
49,993 |
3,637 |
5.9 |
42,708 |
1950 |
104,995 |
62,208 |
59.2 |
58,918 |
56.1 |
7,160 |
51,758 |
3,288 |
5.3 |
42,787 |
1951 |
104,621 |
62,017 |
59.2 |
59,961 |
57.3 |
6,726 |
53,235 |
2,055 |
3.3 |
42,604 |
1952 |
105,231 |
62,138 |
59.0 |
60,250 |
57.3 |
6,500 |
53,749 |
1,883 |
3.0 |
43,093 |
1953 |
107,056 |
63,015 |
58.9 |
61,179 |
57.1 |
6,260 |
54,919 |
1,834 |
2.9 |
44,041 |
1954 |
108,321 |
63,643 |
58.8 |
60,109 |
55.5 |
6,205 |
53,904 |
3,532 |
5.5 |
44,678 |
1955 |
109,683 |
65,023 |
59.3 |
62,170 |
56.7 |
6,450 |
55,722 |
2,852 |
4.4 |
44,660 |
1956 |
110,954 |
66,552 |
60.0 |
63,799 |
57.5 |
6,283 |
57,514 |
2,750 |
4.1 |
44,402 |
1957 |
112,265 |
66,929 |
59.6 |
64,071 |
57.1 |
5,947 |
58,123 |
2,859 |
4.3 |
45,336 |
1958 |
113,727 |
67,639 |
59.5 |
63,036 |
55.4 |
5,586 |
57,450 |
4,602 |
6.8 |
46,088 |
1959 |
115,329 |
68,369 |
59.3 |
64,630 |
56.0 |
5,565 |
59,065 |
3,740 |
5.5 |
46,960 |
1960 |
117,245 |
69,628 |
59.4 |
65,778 |
56.1 |
5,458 |
60,318 |
3,852 |
5.5 |
47,617 |
1961 |
118,771 |
70,459 |
59.3 |
65,746 |
55.4 |
5,200 |
60,546 |
4,714 |
6.7 |
48,312 |
1962 |
120,153 |
70,614 |
58.8 |
66,702 |
55.5 |
4,944 |
61,759 |
3,911 |
5.5 |
49,539 |
1963 |
122,416 |
71,833 |
58.7 |
67,762 |
55.4 |
4,687 |
63,076 |
4,070 |
5.7 |
50,583 |
1964 |
124,485 |
73,091 |
58.7 |
69,305 |
55.7 |
4,523 |
64,782 |
3,786 |
5.2 |
51,394 |
1965 |
126,513 |
74,455 |
58.9 |
71,088 |
56.2 |
4,361 |
66,726 |
3,366 |
4.5 |
52,058 |
1966 |
128,058 |
75,770 |
59.2 |
72,895 |
56.9 |
3,979 |
68,915 |
2,875 |
3.8 |
52,288 |
1967 |
129,874 |
77,347 |
59.6 |
74,372 |
57.3 |
3,844 |
70,527 |
2,975 |
3.8 |
52,527 |
1968 |
132,028 |
78,737 |
59.6 |
75,920 |
57.5 |
3,817 |
72,103 |
2,817 |
3.6 |
53,291 |
1969 |
134,335 |
80,734 |
60.1 |
77,902 |
58.0 |
3,606 |
74,296 |
2,832 |
3.5 |
53,602 |
1970 |
137,085 |
82,771 |
60.4 |
78,678 |
57.4 |
3,463 |
75,215 |
4,093 |
4.9 |
54,315 |
1971 |
140,216 |
84,382 |
60.2 |
79,367 |
56.6 |
3,394 |
75,972 |
5,016 |
5.9 |
55,834 |
1972 |
144,126 |
87,034 |
60.4 |
82,153 |
57.0 |
3,484 |
78,669 |
4,882 |
5.6 |
57,091 |
1973 |
147,096 |
89,429 |
60.8 |
85,064 |
57.8 |
3,470 |
81,594 |
4,365 |
4.9 |
57,667 |
1974 |
150,120 |
91,949 |
61.3 |
86,794 |
57.8 |
3,515 |
83,279 |
5,156 |
5.6 |
58,171 |
1975 |
153,153 |
93,775 |
61.2 |
85,846 |
56.1 |
3,408 |
82,438 |
7,929 |
8.5 |
59,377 |
1976 |
156,150 |
96,158 |
61.6 |
88,752 |
56.8 |
3,331 |
85,421 |
7,406 |
7.7 |
59,991 |
1977 |
159,033 |
99,009 |
62.3 |
92,017 |
57.9 |
3,283 |
88,734 |
6,991 |
7.1 |
60,025 |
1978 |
161,910 |
102,251 |
63.2 |
96,048 |
59.3 |
3,387 |
92,661 |
6,202 |
6.1 |
59,659 |
1979 |
164,863 |
104,962 |
63.7 |
98,824 |
59.9 |
3,347 |
95,477 |
6,137 |
5.8 |
59,900 |
1980 |
167,745 |
106,940 |
63.8 |
99,303 |
59.2 |
3,364 |
95,938 |
7,637 |
7.1 |
60,806 |
1981 |
170,130 |
108,670 |
63.9 |
100,397 |
59.0 |
3,368 |
97,030 |
8,273 |
7.6 |
61,460 |
1982 |
172,271 |
110,204 |
64.0 |
99,526 |
57.8 |
3,401 |
96,125 |
10,678 |
9.7 |
62,067 |
1983 |
174,215 |
111,550 |
64.0 |
100,834 |
57.9 |
3,383 |
97,450 |
10,717 |
9.6 |
62,665 |
1984 |
176,383 |
113,544 |
64.4 |
105,005 |
59.5 |
3,321 |
101,685 |
8,539 |
7.5 |
62,839 |
1985 |
178,206 |
115,461 |
64.8 |
107,150 |
60.1 |
3,179 |
103,971 |
8,312 |
7.2 |
62,744 |
1986 |
180,587 |
117,834 |
65.3 |
109,597 |
60.7 |
3,163 |
106,434 |
8,237 |
7.0 |
62,752 |
1987 |
182,753 |
119,865 |
65.6 |
112,440 |
61.5 |
3,208 |
109,232 |
7,425 |
6.2 |
62,888 |
1988 |
184,613 |
121,669 |
65.9 |
114,968 |
62.3 |
3,169 |
111,800 |
6,701 |
5.5 |
62,944 |
1989 |
186,393 |
123,869 |
66.5 |
117,342 |
63.0 |
3,199 |
114,142 |
6,528 |
5.3 |
62,523 |
1990 |
189,164 |
125,840 |
66.5 |
118,793 |
62.8 |
3,223 |
115,570 |
7,047 |
5.6 |
63,324 |
1991 |
190,925 |
126,346 |
66.2 |
117,718 |
61.7 |
3,269 |
114,449 |
8,628 |
6.8 |
64,578 |
1992 |
192,805 |
128,105 |
66.4 |
118,492 |
61.5 |
3,247 |
115,245 |
9,613 |
7.5 |
64,700 |
1993 |
194,838 |
129,200 |
66.3 |
120,259 |
61.7 |
3,115 |
117,144 |
8,940 |
6.9 |
65,638 |
1994 |
196,814 |
131,056 |
66.6 |
123,060 |
62.5 |
3,409 |
119,651 |
7,996 |
6.1 |
65,758 |
1995 |
198,584 |
132,304 |
66.6 |
124,900 |
62.9 |
3,440 |
121,460 |
7,404 |
5.6 |
66,280 |
1996 |
200,591 |
133,943 |
66.8 |
126,708 |
63.2 |
3,443 |
123,264 |
7,236 |
5.4 |
66,647 |
1997 |
203,133 |
136,297 |
67.1 |
129,558 |
63.8 |
3,399 |
126,159 |
6,739 |
4.9 |
66,837 |
1998 |
205,220 |
137,673 |
67.1 |
131,463 |
64.1 |
3,378 |
128,085 |
6,210 |
4.5 |
67,547 |
1999 |
207,753 |
139,368 |
67.1 |
133,488 |
64.3 |
3,281 |
130,207 |
5,880 |
4.2 |
68,385 |
2000 |
212,577 |
142,583 |
67.1 |
136,891 |
64.4 |
2,464 |
134,427 |
5,692 |
4.0 |
69,994 |
2001 |
215,092 |
143,734 |
66.8 |
136,933 |
63.7 |
2,299 |
134,635 |
6,801 |
4.7 |
71,359 |
2002 |
217,570 |
144,863 |
66.6 |
136,485 |
62.7 |
2,311 |
134,174 |
8,378 |
5.8 |
72,707 |
2003 |
221,168 |
146,510 |
66.2 |
137,736 |
62.3 |
2,275 |
135,461 |
8,774 |
6.0 |
74,658 |
2004 |
223,357 |
147,401 |
66.0 |
139,252 |
62.3 |
2,232 |
137,020 |
8,149 |
5.5 |
75,956 |
2005 |
226,082 |
149,320 |
66.0 |
141,730 |
62.7 |
2,197 |
139,532 |
7,591 |
5.1 |
76,762 |
2006 |
228,815 |
151,428 |
66.2 |
144,427 |
63.1 |
2,206 |
142,221 |
7,001 |
4.6 |
77,387 |
2007 |
231,867 |
153,124 |
66.0 |
146,047 |
63.0 |
2,095 |
143,952 |
7,078 |
4.6 |
78,743 |
2008 |
233,788 |
154,287 |
66.0 |
145,362 |
62.2 |
2,168 |
143,194 |
8,924 |
5.8 |
79,501 |
2009 |
235,801 |
154,142 |
65.4 |
139,877 |
59.3 |
2,103 |
137,775 |
14,265 |
9.3 |
81,659 |
2010 |
237,830 |
153,889 |
64.7 |
139,064 |
58.5 |
2,206 |
136,858 |
14,825 |
9.6 |
83,941 |
2011 |
239,618 |
153,617 |
64.1 |
139,869 |
58.4 |
2,254 |
137,615 |
13,747 |
8.9 |
86,001 |
2012 |
243,284 |
154,975 |
63.7 |
142,469 |
58.6 |
2,186 |
140,283 |
12,506 |
8.1 |
88,310 |
2013 |
245,679 |
155,389 |
63.2 |
143,929 |
58.6 |
2,130 |
141,799 |
11,460 |
7.4 |
90,290 |
2014 |
247,947 |
155,922 |
62.9 |
146,305 |
59.0 |
2,237 |
144,068 |
9,617 |
6.2 |
92,025 |
2015 |
250,801 |
157,130 |
62.7 |
148,834 |
59.3 |
2,422 |
146,411 |
8,296 |
5.3 |
93,671 |
2016 |
253,538 |
159,187 |
62.8 |
151,436 |
59.7 |
2,460 |
148,976 |
7,751 |
4.9 |
94,351 |
NOTE: Revisions to population controls and other changes can affect the comparability of labor force levels over time. In recent years, for example, updated population controls have been introduced annually with the release of January data. Information about historical comparability is online at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp.
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Last Modified Date: February 8, 2017
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