Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 62
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| Males | Females
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Year |16 years |16 to 19 | | |16 years |16 to 19 | |
| old and | years |20 to 24 |25 to 34 | old and | years |20 to 24 |25 to 34
| over | old |years old|years old| over | old |years old|years old
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Civilian labor force,\1\ in thousands
1950 .......... 43,817 2,504 4,632 10,527 18,389 1,712 2,675 4,092
1955 .......... 44,475 2,369 3,221 10,806 20,548 1,723 2,445 4,252
1960 .......... 46,388 2,787 4,123 10,251 23,240 2,054 2,580 4,131
1965 .......... 48,255 3,397 5,926 10,653 26,200 2,513 3,375 4,336
1970 .......... 51,228 4,008 5,709 11,311 31,543 3,241 4,874 5,698
1975 .......... 56,299 4,805 7,398 13,854 37,475 4,065 6,069 8,456
1980 .......... 61,453 4,998 8,287 16,327 45,487 4,380 7,093 11,842
1985 .......... 64,411 4,134 8,283 18,808 51,050 3,767 7,434 14,742
1988 .......... 66,927 4,159 7,594 19,742 54,742 3,872 6,910 15,761
1989 .......... 67,840 4,135 7,459 19,905 56,030 3,818 6,721 15,990
1990 .......... 68,234 3,866 7,291 19,813 56,554 3,544 6,552 15,990
1991 .......... 68,411 3,588 7,270 19,548 56,893 3,330 6,440 15,782
1992 .......... 69,184 3,547 7,242 19,355 57,798 3,204 6,461 15,748
1993 .......... 69,633 3,564 7,164 19,053 58,407 3,261 6,393 15,412
1994 .......... 70,817 3,896 7,540 18,854 60,239 3,585 6,592 15,499
1995 .......... 71,360 4,036 7,338 18,670 69,944 3,729 6,349 15,528
Percent in labor force\2\
1950 .......... 86.4 63.2 89.0 96.2 33.9 41.0 46.1 34.0
1955 .......... 85.4 58.9 90.8 97.7 35.7 39.7 46.0 34.9
1960 .......... 83.3 56.1 88.1 97.5 37.7 39.3 46.1 36.0
1965 .......... 80.7 53.8 88.0 97.4 39.3 38.0 50.0 38.6
1970 .......... 79.7 56.1 83.3 96.4 43.3 44.0 57.7 45.0
1975 .......... 77.9 59.1 84.5 95.2 46.3 49.1 64.1 54.9
1980 .......... 77.4 60.5 85.9 95.2 51.5 52.9 68.9 65.5
1985 .......... 76.3 56.8 85.0 94.7 54.5 52.1 71.8 70.9
1988 .......... 76.2 56.9 85.0 94.3 56.6 53.6 72.7 72.7
1989 .......... 76.4 57.9 85.3 94.4 57.4 53.9 72.4 73.5
1990 .......... 76.1 55.7 84.3 94.2 57.5 51.8 71.6 73.6
1991 .......... 75.5 53.2 83.4 93.7 57.3 50.2 70.4 73.3
1992 .......... 75.6 53.3 83.3 93.8 57.8 49.2 71.2 74.1
1993 .......... 75.2 53.1 83.1 93.5 57.9 49.9 71.3 73.6
1994 .......... 75.1 54.1 83.1 92.6 58.8 51.3 71.0 74.0
1995 .......... 75.0 54.8 83.1 93.0 58.9 52.2 70.3 74.9
Percent unemployed3/
1950 .......... 5.1 12.7 7.7 4.2 5.7 11.4 6.3 5.3
1955 .......... 4.2 11.6 7.0 3.0 4.9 10.2 5.4 4.7
1960 .......... 5.4 15.3 8.9 4.8 5.9 13.9 8.3 6.3
1965 .......... 4.0 14.1 6.3 3.0 5.5 15.7 7.3 5.5
1970 .......... 4.4 15.0 8.4 3.4 5.9 15.6 7.9 5.7
1975 .......... 7.9 20.1 14.3 7.0 9.3 19.7 12.7 9.1
1980 .......... 6.9 18.2 12.5 6.7 7.4 17.2 10.3 7.2
1985 .......... 7.0 19.5 11.4 6.6 7.4 17.6 10.7 7.4
1988 .......... 5.5 16.0 8.9 5.3 5.6 14.4 8.5 5.6
1989 .......... 5.2 15.9 8.8 4.8 5.4 14.0 8.3 5.6
1990 .......... 5.8 16.3 9.1 5.5 5.4 14.7 8.5 5.6
1991 .......... 7.0 19.8 11.7 7.0 6.3 17.4 9.8 6.7
1992 .......... 7.8 21.5 12.2 7.8 6.9 18.5 10.2 7.3
1993 .......... 7.1 20.4 11.3 6.9 6.5 17.4 9.6 6.7
1994 .......... 6.2 19.0 10.2 5.9 6.0 16.2 9.2 6.2
1995 .......... 5.6 18.4 9.2 5.1 5.6 16.1 9.0 5.7
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/1/ The civilian labor force includes all employed persons, plus those seeking employment; it excludes persons in the military.
/2/ The labor force participation rate is the percentage of persons either employed or seeking employment.
/3/ The unemployment rate is the proportion of those in the labor force who are not working and are seeking employment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings, (January issues); Handbook of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 2217. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1956 and 1987; and Current Population Reports, Series P-50, nos. 31 and 72; and unpublished data. Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Report of the President, 1987.
[Indicator 61. Activities After High School]
[Indicator 63. Unemployment of Young Adults]
