Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1978 to date : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1978 to date [Numbers in thousands]
Sex and year	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force								Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed				Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Agri- culture	Nonagri- cultural industries	Number	Percent of labor force
Men
1978	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	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	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	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	97,715	73,261	75.0	69,685	71.3	2,552	67,133	3,577	4.9	24,454
1998	98,758	73,959	74.9	70,693	71.6	2,553	68,140	3,266	4.4	24,799
1999	99,722	74,512	74.7	71,446	71.6	2,432	69,014	3,066	4.1	25,210
2000	101,964	76,280	74.8	73,305	71.9	1,861	71,444	2,975	3.9	25,684
2001	103,282	76,886	74.4	73,196	70.9	1,708	71,488	3,690	4.8	26,396
2002	104,585	77,500	74.1	72,903	69.7	1,724	71,179	4,597	5.9	27,085
2003	106,435	78,238	73.5	73,332	68.9	1,695	71,636	4,906	6.3	28,197
2004	107,710	78,980	73.3	74,524	69.2	1,687	72,838	4,456	5.6	28,730
2005	109,151	80,033	73.3	75,973	69.6	1,654	74,319	4,059	5.1	29,119
2006	110,605	81,255	73.5	77,502	70.1	1,663	75,838	3,753	4.6	29,350
2007	112,173	82,136	73.2	78,254	69.8	1,604	76,650	3,882	4.7	30,036
2008	113,113	82,520	73.0	77,486	68.5	1,650	75,836	5,033	6.1	30,593
2009	114,136	82,123	72.0	73,670	64.5	1,607	72,062	8,453	10.3	32,013
2010	115,174	81,985	71.2	73,359	63.7	1,665	71,694	8,626	10.5	33,189
2011	116,317	81,975	70.5	74,290	63.9	1,698	72,592	7,684	9.4	34,343
2012	117,343	82,327	70.2	75,555	64.4	1,626	73,930	6,771	8.2	35,017
2013	118,555	82,667	69.7	76,353	64.4	1,611	74,742	6,314	7.6	35,889
2014	119,748	82,882	69.2	77,692	64.9	1,685	76,007	5,190	6.3	36,865
2015	121,101	83,620	69.1	79,131	65.3	1,826	77,305	4,490	5.4	37,481
2016	122,497	84,755	69.2	80,568	65.8	1,839	78,729	4,187	4.9	37,743
2017	123,275	85,145	69.1	81,402	66.0	1,843	79,559	3,743	4.4	38,130
2018	124,678	86,096	69.1	82,698	66.3	1,797	80,902	3,398	3.9	38,582

Women
1978	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	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	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	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	105,418	63,036	59.8	59,873	56.8	847	59,026	3,162	5.0	42,382
1998	106,462	63,714	59.8	60,771	57.1	825	59,945	2,944	4.6	42,748
1999	108,031	64,855	60.0	62,042	57.4	849	61,193	2,814	4.3	43,175
2000	110,613	66,303	59.9	63,586	57.5	602	62,983	2,717	4.1	44,310
2001	111,811	66,848	59.8	63,737	57.0	591	63,147	3,111	4.7	44,962
2002	112,985	67,363	59.6	63,582	56.3	587	62,995	3,781	5.6	45,621
2003	114,733	68,272	59.5	64,404	56.1	580	63,824	3,868	5.7	46,461
2004	115,647	68,421	59.2	64,728	56.0	546	64,182	3,694	5.4	47,225
2005	116,931	69,288	59.3	65,757	56.2	544	65,213	3,531	5.1	47,643
2006	118,210	70,173	59.4	66,925	56.6	543	66,382	3,247	4.6	48,037
2007	119,694	70,988	59.3	67,792	56.6	490	67,302	3,196	4.5	48,707
2008	120,675	71,767	59.5	67,876	56.2	518	67,358	3,891	5.4	48,908
2009	121,665	72,019	59.2	66,208	54.4	496	65,712	5,811	8.1	49,646
2010	122,656	71,904	58.6	65,705	53.6	541	65,164	6,199	8.6	50,752
2011	123,300	71,642	58.1	65,579	53.2	556	65,023	6,063	8.5	51,658
2012	125,941	72,648	57.7	66,914	53.1	560	66,353	5,734	7.9	53,293
2013	127,124	72,722	57.2	67,577	53.2	519	67,058	5,146	7.1	54,401
2014	128,199	73,039	57.0	68,613	53.5	552	68,061	4,426	6.1	55,159
2015	129,700	73,510	56.7	69,703	53.7	597	69,106	3,807	5.2	56,190
2016	131,040	74,432	56.8	70,868	54.1	621	70,247	3,564	4.8	56,608
2017	131,804	75,175	57.0	71,936	54.6	611	71,324	3,239	4.3	56,629
2018	133,112	75,978	57.1	73,063	54.9	628	72,435	2,916	3.8	57,134
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 18, 2019