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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1977 to date

[Numbers in thousands]
Sex and yearCivilian
noninsti-
tutional
population
Civilian labor forceNot
in
labor
force
TotalPercent
of
population
EmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent
of
population
Agri-
culture
Nonagri-
cultural
industries
NumberPercent
of
labor
force

Men

1977

75,19358,39677.754,72872.82,67152,0573,6676.316,797

1978

76,57659,62077.956,47973.82,71853,7613,1425.316,956

1979

78,02060,72677.857,60773.82,68654,9213,1205.117,293

1980

79,39861,45377.457,18672.02,70954,4774,2676.917,945

1981

80,51161,97477.057,39771.32,70054,6974,5777.418,537

1982

81,52362,45076.656,27169.02,73653,5346,1799.919,073

1983

82,53163,04776.456,78768.82,70454,0836,2609.919,484

1984

83,60563,83576.459,09170.72,66856,4234,7447.419,771

1985

84,46964,41176.359,89170.92,53557,3564,5217.020,058

1986

85,79865,42276.360,89271.02,51158,3814,5306.920,376

1987

86,89966,20776.262,10771.52,54359,5644,1016.220,692

1988

87,85766,92776.263,27372.02,49360,7803,6555.520,930

1989

88,76267,84076.464,31572.52,51361,8023,5255.220,923

1990

90,37769,01176.465,10472.02,54662,5593,9065.721,367

1991

91,27869,16875.864,22370.42,58961,6344,9467.222,110

1992

92,27069,96475.864,44069.82,57561,8665,5237.922,306

1993

93,33270,40475.465,34970.02,47862,8715,0557.222,927

1994

94,35570,81775.166,45070.42,55463,8964,3676.223,538

1995

95,17871,36075.067,37770.82,55964,8183,9835.623,818

1996

96,20672,08774.968,20770.92,57365,6343,8805.424,119

1997

97,71573,26175.069,68571.32,55267,1333,5774.924,454

1998

98,75873,95974.970,69371.62,55368,1403,2664.424,799

1999

99,72274,51274.771,44671.62,43269,0143,0664.125,210

2000

101,96476,28074.873,30571.91,86171,4442,9753.925,684

2001

103,28276,88674.473,19670.91,70871,4883,6904.826,396

2002

104,58577,50074.172,90369.71,72471,1794,5975.927,085

2003

106,43578,23873.573,33268.91,69571,6364,9066.328,197

2004

107,71078,98073.374,52469.21,68772,8384,4565.628,730

2005

109,15180,03373.375,97369.61,65474,3194,0595.129,119

2006

110,60581,25573.577,50270.11,66375,8383,7534.629,350

2007

112,17382,13673.278,25469.81,60476,6503,8824.730,036

2008

113,11382,52073.077,48668.51,65075,8365,0336.130,593

2009

114,13682,12372.073,67064.51,60772,0628,45310.332,013

2010

115,17481,98571.273,35963.71,66571,6948,62610.533,189

2011

116,31781,97570.574,29063.91,69872,5927,6849.434,343

2012

117,34382,32770.275,55564.41,62673,9306,7718.235,017

2013

118,55582,66769.776,35364.41,61174,7426,3147.635,889

2014

119,74882,88269.277,69264.91,68576,0075,1906.336,865

2015

121,10183,62069.179,13165.31,82677,3054,4905.437,481

2016

122,49784,75569.280,56865.81,83978,7294,1874.937,743

2017

123,27585,14569.181,40266.01,84379,5593,7434.438,130

Women

1977

83,84040,61348.437,28944.561236,6773,3248.243,227

1978

85,33442,63150.039,56946.466938,9003,0617.242,703

1979

86,84344,23550.941,21747.566140,5563,0186.842,608

1980

88,34845,48751.542,11747.765641,4613,3707.442,861

1981

89,61846,69652.143,00048.066742,3333,6967.942,922

1982

90,74847,75552.643,25647.766542,5914,4999.442,993

1983

91,68448,50352.944,04748.068043,3674,4579.243,181

1984

92,77849,70953.645,91549.565345,2623,7947.643,068

1985

93,73651,05054.547,25950.464446,6153,7917.442,686

1986

94,78952,41355.348,70651.465248,0543,7077.142,376

1987

95,85353,65856.050,33452.566649,6683,3246.242,195

1988

96,75654,74256.651,69653.467651,0203,0465.642,014

1989

97,63056,03057.453,02754.368752,3413,0035.441,601

1990

98,78756,82957.553,68954.367853,0113,1405.541,957

1991

99,64657,17857.453,49653.768052,8153,6836.442,468

1992

100,53558,14157.854,05253.867253,3804,0907.042,394

1993

101,50658,79557.954,91054.163754,2733,8856.642,711

1994

102,46060,23958.856,61055.385555,7553,6296.042,221

1995

103,40660,94458.957,52355.688156,6423,4215.642,462

1996

104,38561,85759.358,50156.087157,6303,3565.442,528

1997

105,41863,03659.859,87356.884759,0263,1625.042,382

1998

106,46263,71459.860,77157.182559,9452,9444.642,748

1999

108,03164,85560.062,04257.484961,1932,8144.343,175

2000

110,61366,30359.963,58657.560262,9832,7174.144,310

2001

111,81166,84859.863,73757.059163,1473,1114.744,962

2002

112,98567,36359.663,58256.358762,9953,7815.645,621

2003

114,73368,27259.564,40456.158063,8243,8685.746,461

2004

115,64768,42159.264,72856.054664,1823,6945.447,225

2005

116,93169,28859.365,75756.254465,2133,5315.147,643

2006

118,21070,17359.466,92556.654366,3823,2474.648,037

2007

119,69470,98859.367,79256.649067,3023,1964.548,707

2008

120,67571,76759.567,87656.251867,3583,8915.448,908

2009

121,66572,01959.266,20854.449665,7125,8118.149,646

2010

122,65671,90458.665,70553.654165,1646,1998.650,752

2011

123,30071,64258.165,57953.255665,0236,0638.551,658

2012

125,94172,64857.766,91453.156066,3535,7347.953,293

2013

127,12472,72257.267,57753.251967,0585,1467.154,401

2014

128,19973,03957.068,61353.555268,0614,4266.155,159

2015

129,70073,51056.769,70353.759769,1063,8075.256,190

2016

131,04074,43256.870,86854.162170,2473,5644.856,608

2017

131,80475,17557.071,93654.661171,3243,2394.356,629

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.

 

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019