|
See also PDF and XLSX versions of this table.
HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1981 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 |
Agri- culture |
Nonagri- cultural industries |
Number |
Percent of labor force |
Men |
|
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 |
2019 |
125,353 |
86,687 |
69.2 |
83,460 |
66.6 |
1,790 |
81,670 |
3,227 |
3.7 |
38,667 |
2020 |
125,922 |
85,204 |
67.7 |
78,560 |
62.4 |
1,699 |
76,862 |
6,644 |
7.8 |
40,718 |
2021 |
126,487 |
85,505 |
67.6 |
80,829 |
63.9 |
1,649 |
79,180 |
4,676 |
5.5 |
40,983 |
|
Women |
|
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 |
2019 |
133,822 |
76,852 |
57.4 |
74,078 |
55.4 |
635 |
73,443 |
2,774 |
3.6 |
56,970 |
2020 |
134,407 |
75,538 |
56.2 |
69,234 |
51.5 |
650 |
68,585 |
6,304 |
8.3 |
58,869 |
2021 |
134,958 |
75,699 |
56.1 |
71,752 |
53.2 |
642 |
71,109 |
3,948 |
5.2 |
59,259 |
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 20, 2022
|