Kansas Statistical Abstract 2001 - Institute for Policy & Social ...

Civilian Labor Force in Kansas
1950-2001
(Place of Residence)
Labor Number Number Unemployment
Year Force Employed Unemployed Rate
1950 745,700 724,000 21,700 2.9
1951 788,400 772,000 16,400 2.1
1952 810,300 795,700 14,600 1.8
1953 818,000 794,200 23,800 2.9
1954 822,500 786,400 36,100 4.4
1955 812,700 781,500 31,200 3.8
1956 803,800 778,100 25,700 3.2
1957 806,400 780,800 25,600 3.2
1958 817,500 781,400 36,100 4.4
1959 798,500 770,000 28,500 3.6
1960 862,800 827,900 34,900 4.0
1961 864,600 824,100 40,500 4.7
1962 863,000 830,700 32,300 3.7
1963 849,400 815,600 33,800 4.0
1964 857,900 826,500 31,400 3.7
1965 874,100 843,800 30,300 3.5
1966 882,000 858,700 23,300 2.6
1967 896,400 872,100 24,300 2.7
1968 911,100 887,400 23,700 2.6
1969 933,000 885,000 44,600 4.8
1970 929,600 885,000 44,600 4.8
1971 935,400 883,700 51,700 5.5
1972 968,600 930,500 38,100 3.9
1973 1,014,100 982,600 31,500 3.1
1974 1,043,900 1,007,500 36,400 3.5
1975 1,067,900 1,017,000 50,900 4.8
1976 * 1,072,000 1,027,000 46,000 4.2
1977 1,106,000 1,061,000 44,000 4.1
1978 1,142,000 1,107,000 35,000 3.0
1979 1,176,000 1,137,000 40,000 3.4
1980 1,184,000 1,131,000 53,000 4.5
1981 1,190,000 1,140,000 50,000 4.2
1982 1,185,000 1,111,000 74,000 6.3
1983 1,186,000 1,114,000 72,000 6.1
1984 1,196,000 1,133,000 63,000 5.2
1985 1,238,000 1,176,000 62,000 5.0
1986 1,236,000 1,169,000 67,000 5.4
1987 1,268,000 1,205,000 63,000 4.9
1988 1,282,000 1,221,000 61,000 4.8
1989 1,284,000 1,233,000 52,000 4.0
1990 1,276,000 1,220,000 56,000 4.4
1991 1,272,000 1,216,000 56,000 4.4
1992 1,314,000 1,258,000 56,000 4.2
1993 1,326,000 1,259,000 66,000 5.0
1994 1,329,000 1,259,000 70,000 5.3
1995 1,333,000 1,274,000 59,000 4.4
1996 1,339,516 1,279,128 60,388 4.5
1997 1,366,000 1,314,000 52,000 3.8
1998 1,411,000 1,357,000 54,000 3.8
1999 1,434,000 1,391,000 43,000 3.0
2000 1,411,000 1,359,000 52,000 3.7
2001 1,381,000 1,322,000 59,000 4.3
*1950-1975 data not comparable with data from 1976 forward.
Source: Kansas Department of Human Resources, Labor Market Information Services.