| Civilian labor force1 (in thousands) |
| 1960 | 46,388 | 2,787 | 4,123 | 10,251 | 23,240 | 2,054 | 2,579 | 4,131 |
| 1970 | 51,228 | 4,008 | 5,717 | 11,327 | 31,543 | 3,241 | 4,880 | 5,708 |
| 1975 | 56,299 | 4,805 | 7,565 | 14,192 | 37,475 | 4,065 | 6,185 | 8,673 |
| 1980 | 61,453 | 4,999 | 8,607 | 16,971 | 45,487 | 4,381 | 7,315 | 12,257 |
| 1985 | 64,411 | 4,134 | 8,283 | 18,808 | 51,050 | 3,767 | 7,434 | 14,742 |
| 1990 | 69,011 | 4,094 | 7,866 | 19,872 | 56,829 | 3,698 | 6,834 | 16,058 |
| 1995 | 71,360 | 4,036 | 7,338 | 18,670 | 60,944 | 3,729 | 6,349 | 15,528 |
| 1996 | 72,087 | 4,043 | 7,104 | 18,430 | 61,857 | 3,763 | 6,273 | 15,403 |
| 1997 | 73,261 | 4,095 | 7,184 | 18,110 | 63,036 | 3,837 | 6,348 | 15,271 |
| 1998 | 73,959 | 4,244 | 7,221 | 17,796 | 63,714 | 4,012 | 6,418 | 15,017 |
| 1999 | 74,512 | 4,318 | 7,291 | 17,318 | 64,855 | 4,015 | 6,643 | 14,826 |
| 2000 | 76,280 | 4,269 | 7,521 | 17,844 | 66,303 | 4,002 | 6,730 | 14,912 |
| 2001 | 76,886 | 4,070 | 7,640 | 17,671 | 66,848 | 3,832 | 6,917 | 14,690 |
| 2002 | 77,500 | 3,870 | 7,769 | 17,596 | 67,363 | 3,715 | 7,012 | 14,600 |
| 2003 | 78,238 | 3,614 | 7,906 | 17,767 | 68,272 | 3,556 | 7,021 | 14,576 |
| Percent in labor force2 |
| 1960 | 83.3 | 56.1 | 88.1 | 97.5 | 37.7 | 39.3 | 46.1 | 36.0 |
| 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 |
| 1990 | 76.4 | 55.7 | 84.4 | 94.1 | 57.5 | 51.6 | 71.3 | 73.5 |
| 1995 | 75.0 | 54.8 | 83.1 | 93.0 | 58.9 | 52.2 | 70.3 | 74.9 |
| 1996 | 74.9 | 53.2 | 82.5 | 93.2 | 59.3 | 51.3 | 71.3 | 75.2 |
| 1997 | 75.0 | 52.3 | 82.5 | 93.0 | 59.8 | 51.0 | 72.7 | 76.0 |
| 1998 | 74.9 | 53.3 | 82.0 | 93.2 | 59.8 | 52.3 | 73.0 | 76.3 |
| 1999 | 74.7 | 52.9 | 81.9 | 93.3 | 60.0 | 51.0 | 73.2 | 76.4 |
| 2000 | 74.8 | 52.8 | 82.6 | 93.4 | 59.9 | 51.2 | 73.1 | 76.1 |
| 2001 | 74.4 | 50.2 | 81.6 | 92.7 | 59.8 | 49.0 | 72.7 | 75.5 |
| 2002 | 74.1 | 47.5 | 80.7 | 92.4 | 59.6 | 47.3 | 72.1 | 75.1 |
| 2003 | 73.5 | 44.3 | 80.0 | 91.8 | 59.5 | 44.8 | 70.8 | 74.1 |
| Percent unemployed3 |
| 1960 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 6.3 |
| 1970 | 4.4 | 15.0 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 5.7 |
| 1975 | 7.9 | 20.1 | 14.3 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 19.7 | 12.7 | 9.1 |
| 1980 | 6.9 | 18.3 | 12.5 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 17.2 | 10.4 | 7.2 |
| 1985 | 7.0 | 19.5 | 11.4 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 10.7 | 7.4 |
| 1990 | 5.7 | 16.3 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 14.7 | 8.5 | 5.6 |
| 1995 | 5.6 | 18.4 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 16.1 | 9.0 | 5.7 |
| 1996 | 5.4 | 18.1 | 9.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 15.2 | 9.0 | 5.5 |
| 1997 | 4.9 | 16.9 | 8.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 4.4 | 16.2 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 12.9 | 7.8 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 4.1 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | 3.9 | 14.0 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | 4.8 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 7.5 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | 5.9 | 18.1 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 14.9 | 9.1 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | 6.3 | 19.3 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 15.6 | 9.3 | 5.9 |
| 1The civilian labor force includes all employed persons, plus those seeking employment; it excludes persons in the military. |
| 2The labor force participation rate is the percentage of persons either employed or seeking employment. |
| 3The unemployment rate is the proportion of those in the labor force who are not working but are seeking employment. |
| NOTE: Some data are revised from previously published figures. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 1960 through 2003, unpublished data. |
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