Table 27c. Labor force participation rates for persons ages 16 and over, by race/ethnicity: 1995–2005

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Table 27c.

Labor force participation rates for persons ages 16 and over, by race/ethnicity: 1995–2005

Year	Total ¹	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native
1995	66.4	67.1	63.5	65.4	64.4	64.3
1996	66.4	67.1	63.3	65.8	66.0	61.5
1997	67.0	67.3	64.6	67.8	68.6	62.1
1998	67.3	67.1	66.3	68.9	68.5	69.1
1999	67.0	67.2	65.2	68.4	66.2	65.7
2000	67.4	67.4	65.8	69.4	66.2	62.7
2001	67.1	67.1	66.1	68.6	67.6	61.7
2002	66.5	66.4	64.8	68.6	66.8	62.5
2003	66.1	66.2	63.6	68.2	65.8	61.4
2004	65.6	65.7	63.1	67.9	65.6	60.4
2005	65.5	65.4	63.3	67.6	65.8	58.6
¹ For 2003, 2004, and 2005, total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Surveys (CPS), Annual Demographic Supplement, 1995-2002, and Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003-2005.