HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1965 to date (Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Civilian labor force | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Civilian | | | Employed | Unemployed | Year |noninsti- | | | | | Not _________________________________________ ___________________ | tutional | | Percent | | | | | | | in |population| Total | of | | Percent | | Nonagri- | | Percent | labor | | |population| Total | of | Agri- | cultural | Number | of | force | | | | |population| culture |industries| | labor | | | | | | | | | | force | | | | | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Men | _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1965........................| 59,782 | 48,255 | 80.7 | 46,340 | 77.5 | 3,547 | 42,792 | 1,914 | 4.0 | 11,527 1966........................| 60,262 | 48,471 | 80.4 | 46,919 | 77.9 | 3,243 | 43,675 | 1,551 | 3.2 | 11,792 1967........................| 60,905 | 48,987 | 80.4 | 47,479 | 78.0 | 3,164 | 44,315 | 1,508 | 3.1 | 11,919 1968........................| 61,847 | 49,533 | 80.1 | 48,114 | 77.8 | 3,157 | 44,957 | 1,419 | 2.9 | 12,315 1969........................| 62,898 | 50,221 | 79.8 | 48,818 | 77.6 | 2,963 | 45,855 | 1,403 | 2.8 | 12,677 | | | | | | | | | | 1970........................| 64,304 | 51,228 | 79.7 | 48,990 | 76.2 | 2,862 | 46,128 | 2,238 | 4.4 | 13,076 1971........................| 65,942 | 52,180 | 79.1 | 49,390 | 74.9 | 2,795 | 46,595 | 2,789 | 5.3 | 13,762 1972 1/.....................| 67,835 | 53,555 | 78.9 | 50,896 | 75.0 | 2,849 | 48,047 | 2,659 | 5.0 | 14,280 1973 1/.....................| 69,292 | 54,624 | 78.8 | 52,349 | 75.5 | 2,847 | 49,502 | 2,275 | 4.2 | 14,667 1974........................| 70,808 | 55,739 | 78.7 | 53,024 | 74.9 | 2,919 | 50,105 | 2,714 | 4.9 | 15,069 1975........................| 72,291 | 56,299 | 77.9 | 51,857 | 71.7 | 2,824 | 49,032 | 4,442 | 7.9 | 15,993 1976........................| 73,759 | 57,174 | 77.5 | 53,138 | 72.0 | 2,744 | 50,394 | 4,036 | 7.1 | 16,585 1977........................| 75,193 | 58,396 | 77.7 | 54,728 | 72.8 | 2,671 | 52,057 | 3,667 | 6.3 | 16,797 1978 1/.....................| 76,576 | 59,620 | 77.9 | 56,479 | 73.8 | 2,718 | 53,761 | 3,142 | 5.3 | 16,956 1979........................| 78,020 | 60,726 | 77.8 | 57,607 | 73.8 | 2,686 | 54,921 | 3,120 | 5.1 | 17,293 | | | | | | | | | | 1980........................| 79,398 | 61,453 | 77.4 | 57,186 | 72.0 | 2,709 | 54,477 | 4,267 | 6.9 | 17,945 1981........................| 80,511 | 61,974 | 77.0 | 57,397 | 71.3 | 2,700 | 54,697 | 4,577 | 7.4 | 18,537 1982........................| 81,523 | 62,450 | 76.6 | 56,271 | 69.0 | 2,736 | 53,534 | 6,179 | 9.9 | 19,073 1983........................| 82,531 | 63,047 | 76.4 | 56,787 | 68.8 | 2,704 | 54,083 | 6,260 | 9.9 | 19,484 1984........................| 83,605 | 63,835 | 76.4 | 59,091 | 70.7 | 2,668 | 56,423 | 4,744 | 7.4 | 19,771 1985........................| 84,469 | 64,411 | 76.3 | 59,891 | 70.9 | 2,535 | 57,356 | 4,521 | 7.0 | 20,058 1986 1/.....................| 85,798 | 65,422 | 76.3 | 60,892 | 71.0 | 2,511 | 58,381 | 4,530 | 6.9 | 20,376 1987........................| 86,899 | 66,207 | 76.2 | 62,107 | 71.5 | 2,543 | 59,564 | 4,101 | 6.2 | 20,692 1988........................| 87,857 | 66,927 | 76.2 | 63,273 | 72.0 | 2,493 | 60,780 | 3,655 | 5.5 | 20,930 1989........................| 88,762 | 67,840 | 76.4 | 64,315 | 72.5 | 2,513 | 61,802 | 3,525 | 5.2 | 20,923 | | | | | | | | | | 1990 1/.....................| 90,377 | 69,011 | 76.4 | 65,104 | 72.0 | 2,546 | 62,559 | 3,906 | 5.7 | 21,367 1991........................| 91,278 | 69,168 | 75.8 | 64,223 | 70.4 | 2,589 | 61,634 | 4,946 | 7.2 | 22,110 1992........................| 92,270 | 69,964 | 75.8 | 64,440 | 69.8 | 2,575 | 61,866 | 5,523 | 7.9 | 22,306 1993........................| 93,332 | 70,404 | 75.4 | 65,349 | 70.0 | 2,478 | 62,871 | 5,055 | 7.2 | 22,927 1994 1/.....................| 94,355 | 70,817 | 75.1 | 66,450 | 70.4 | 2,554 | 63,896 | 4,367 | 6.2 | 23,538 1995........................| 95,178 | 71,360 | 75.0 | 67,377 | 70.8 | 2,559 | 64,818 | 3,983 | 5.6 | 23,818 1996........................| 96,206 | 72,087 | 74.9 | 68,207 | 70.9 | 2,573 | 65,634 | 3,880 | 5.4 | 24,119 1997 2/.....................| 97,715 | 73,261 | 75.0 | 69,685 | 71.3 | 2,552 | 67,133 | 3,577 | 4.9 | 24,454 | | | | | | | | | | _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Women | 1965........................| 66,731 | 26,200 | 39.3 | 24,748 | 37.1 | 814 | 23,934 | 1,452 | 5.5 | 40,531 1966........................| 67,795 | 27,299 | 40.3 | 25,976 | 38.3 | 736 | 25,240 | 1,324 | 4.8 | 40,496 1967........................| 68,968 | 28,360 | 41.1 | 26,893 | 39.0 | 680 | 26,212 | 1,468 | 5.2 | 40,608 1968........................| 70,179 | 29,204 | 41.6 | 27,807 | 39.6 | 660 | 27,147 | 1,397 | 4.8 | 40,976 1969........................| 71,436 | 30,513 | 42.7 | 29,084 | 40.7 | 643 | 28,441 | 1,429 | 4.7 | 40,924 | | | | | | | | | | 1970........................| 72,782 | 31,543 | 43.3 | 29,688 | 40.8 | 601 | 29,087 | 1,855 | 5.9 | 41,239 1971........................| 74,274 | 32,202 | 43.4 | 29,976 | 40.4 | 599 | 29,377 | 2,227 | 6.9 | 42,072 1972 1/.....................| 76,290 | 33,479 | 43.9 | 31,257 | 41.0 | 635 | 30,622 | 2,222 | 6.6 | 42,811 1973 1/.....................| 77,804 | 34,804 | 44.7 | 32,715 | 42.0 | 622 | 32,093 | 2,089 | 6.0 | 43,000 1974........................| 79,312 | 36,211 | 45.7 | 33,769 | 42.6 | 596 | 33,173 | 2,441 | 6.7 | 43,101 1975........................| 80,860 | 37,475 | 46.3 | 33,989 | 42.0 | 584 | 33,404 | 3,486 | 9.3 | 43,386 1976........................| 82,390 | 38,983 | 47.3 | 35,615 | 43.2 | 588 | 35,027 | 3,369 | 8.6 | 43,406 1977........................| 83,840 | 40,613 | 48.4 | 37,289 | 44.5 | 612 | 36,677 | 3,324 | 8.2 | 43,227 1978 1/.....................| 85,334 | 42,631 | 50.0 | 39,569 | 46.4 | 669 | 38,900 | 3,061 | 7.2 | 42,703 1979........................| 86,843 | 44,235 | 50.9 | 41,217 | 47.5 | 661 | 40,556 | 3,018 | 6.8 | 42,608 | | | | | | | | | | 1980........................| 88,348 | 45,487 | 51.5 | 42,117 | 47.7 | 656 | 41,461 | 3,370 | 7.4 | 42,861 1981........................| 89,618 | 46,696 | 52.1 | 43,000 | 48.0 | 667 | 42,333 | 3,696 | 7.9 | 42,922 1982........................| 90,748 | 47,755 | 52.6 | 43,256 | 47.7 | 665 | 42,591 | 4,499 | 9.4 | 42,993 1983........................| 91,684 | 48,503 | 52.9 | 44,047 | 48.0 | 680 | 43,367 | 4,457 | 9.2 | 43,181 1984........................| 92,778 | 49,709 | 53.6 | 45,915 | 49.5 | 653 | 45,262 | 3,794 | 7.6 | 43,068 1985........................| 93,736 | 51,050 | 54.5 | 47,259 | 50.4 | 644 | 46,615 | 3,791 | 7.4 | 42,686 1986 1/.....................| 94,789 | 52,413 | 55.3 | 48,706 | 51.4 | 652 | 48,054 | 3,707 | 7.1 | 42,376 1987........................| 95,853 | 53,658 | 56.0 | 50,334 | 52.5 | 666 | 49,668 | 3,324 | 6.2 | 42,195 1988........................| 96,756 | 54,742 | 56.6 | 51,696 | 53.4 | 676 | 51,020 | 3,046 | 5.6 | 42,014 1989........................| 97,630 | 56,030 | 57.4 | 53,027 | 54.3 | 687 | 52,341 | 3,003 | 5.4 | 41,601 | | | | | | | | | | 1990 1/.....................| 98,787 | 56,829 | 57.5 | 53,689 | 54.3 | 678 | 53,011 | 3,140 | 5.5 | 41,957 1991........................| 99,646 | 57,178 | 57.4 | 53,496 | 53.7 | 680 | 52,815 | 3,683 | 6.4 | 42,468 1992........................| 100,535 | 58,141 | 57.8 | 54,052 | 53.8 | 672 | 53,380 | 4,090 | 7.0 | 42,394 1993........................| 101,506 | 58,795 | 57.9 | 54,910 | 54.1 | 637 | 54,273 | 3,885 | 6.6 | 42,711 1994 1/.....................| 102,460 | 60,239 | 58.8 | 56,610 | 55.3 | 855 | 55,755 | 3,629 | 6.0 | 42,221 1995........................| 103,406 | 60,944 | 58.9 | 57,523 | 55.6 | 881 | 56,642 | 3,421 | 5.6 | 42,462 1996........................| 104,385 | 61,857 | 59.3 | 58,501 | 56.0 | 871 | 57,630 | 3,356 | 5.4 | 42,528 1997 2/.....................| 105,418 | 63,036 | 59.8 | 59,873 | 56.8 | 847 | 59,026 | 3,162 | 5.0 | 42,382 | | | | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Not strictly comparable with data for prior years. For an explanation, see "Historical Comparability" under the Household Data section of the Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error. 2/ Beginning in 1997, data are not strictly comparable with data for 1996 and earlier years because of revisions in the population controls used in the household survey. For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective January 1997" in the February 1997 issue of this publication.