* 4-year trailing average of the annual percent growth in total employed
U.S. CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT: 1948-2002
(population in millions)
Civilian
Noninst- Civilian Unemployment Employed 4-year
tutional Labor ----------------- Percent trailing
Year Population Force Employed Total Rate Growth average*
---- ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1948 103.068 60.621 58.343 2.276 3.8
1949 103.994 61.286 57.651 3.637 5.9 -1.186
1950 104.995 62.208 58.918 3.288 5.3 2.198
1951 104.621 62.017 59.961 2.055 3.3 1.770
1952 105.231 62.138 60.250 1.883 3.0 0.482 0.816
1953 107.056 63.015 61.179 1.834 2.9 1.542 1.498
1954 108.321 63.643 60.109 3.532 5.5 -1.749 0.511
1955 109.683 65.023 62.170 2.852 4.4 3.429 0.926
1956 110.954 66.552 63.799 2.750 4.1 2.620 1.460
1957 112.265 66.929 64.071 2.859 4.3 0.426 1.182
1958 113.727 67.639 63.036 4.602 6.8 -1.615 1.215
1959 115.329 68.369 64.630 3.740 5.5 2.529 0.990
1960 117.245 69.628 65.778 3.852 5.5 1.776 0.779
1961 118.771 70.459 65.746 4.714 6.7 -0.049 0.660
1962 120.153 70.614 66.702 3.911 5.5 1.454 1.428
1963 122.416 71.833 67.762 4.070 5.7 1.589 1.193
1964 124.485 73.091 69.305 3.786 5.2 2.277 1.318
1965 126.513 74.455 71.088 3.366 4.5 2.573 1.973
1966 128.058 75.770 72.895 2.875 3.8 2.542 2.245
1967 129.874 77.347 74.372 2.975 3.8 2.026 2.354
1968 132.028 78.737 75.920 2.817 3.6 2.081 2.306
1969 134.335 80.734 77.902 2.832 3.5 2.611 2.315
1970 137.085 82.771 78.678 4.093 4.9 0.996 1.929
1971 140.216 84.382 79.367 5.016 5.9 0.876 1.641
1972 144.126 87.034 82.153 4.882 5.6 3.510 1.998
1973 147.096 89.429 85.064 4.365 4.9 3.543 2.231
1974 150.120 91.949 86.794 5.156 5.6 2.034 2.491
1975 153.153 93.775 85.846 7.929 8.5 -1.092 1.999
1976 156.150 96.158 88.752 7.406 7.7 3.385 1.968
1977 159.033 99.009 92.017 6.991 7.1 3.679 2.001
1978 161.910 102.251 96.048 6.202 6.1 4.381 2.588
1979 164.863 104.962 98.824 6.137 5.8 2.890 3.584
1980 167.745 106.940 99.303 7.637 7.1 0.485 2.859
1981 170.130 108.670 100.397 8.273 7.6 1.102 2.214
1982 172.271 110.204 99.526 10.678 9.7 -0.868 0.902
1983 174.215 111.550 100.834 10.717 9.6 1.314 0.508
1984 176.383 113.544 105.005 8.539 7.5 4.137 1.421
1985 178.206 115.461 107.150 8.312 7.2 2.043 1.656
1986 180.587 117.834 109.597 8.237 7.0 2.284 2.444
1987 182.753 119.865 112.440 7.425 6.2 2.594 2.764
1988 184.613 121.669 114.968 6.701 5.5 2.248 2.292
1989 186.393 123.869 117.342 6.528 5.3 2.065 2.298
1990 189.164 125.840 118.793 7.047 5.6 1.237 2.036
1991 190.925 126.346 117.718 8.628 6.8 -0.905 1.161
1992 192.805 128.105 118.492 9.613 7.5 0.658 0.764
1993 194.838 129.200 120.259 8.940 6.9 1.491 0.620
1994 196.814 131.056 123.060 7.996 6.1 2.329 0.893
1995 198.584 132.304 124.900 7.404 5.6 1.495 1.493
1996 200.591 133.943 126.708 7.236 5.4 1.448 1.691
1997 203.133 136.297 129.558 6.739 4.9 2.249 1.880
1998 205.220 137.673 131.463 6.210 4.5 1.470 1.666
1999 207.753 139.368 133.488 5.880 4.2 1.540 1.677
2000 212.577 142.583 136.891 5.692 4.0 2.549 1.952
2001 215.092 143.734 136.933 6.801 4.7 0.031 1.398
2002 217.570 144.863 136.485 8.378 5.8 -0.327 0.948
* 4-year trailing average of the annual percent growth in total employed
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, online at
http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cpsatab1.htm
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