ECONOMIC

TABLE C-24.—Noninstitutional population and the labor force,1929-73—ContinuedYear or monthNoninstitutionalpopulationiTotallaborforce(includingArmedForces)ArmedForces 1TotalTotalCivilian labor forceEmploymentAgriculturalNonagriculturalUnemploymentUnemploymentrate(percentofcivilianlaborforce)Laborforceparticipationrate(totallaborforce aspercentof noninstitutionalpopulation)Seasonally adjusted1972: Jan2.Feb..Mar..Apr..May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct..Nov.Dec.1973: Jan..Feb..Mar2Apr..May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct..Nov.Dec.144,697144, 895145, 077145, 227145, 427145,639145, 854146, 069146, 289146, 498146, 709146, 923147,129147,313147, 541147,729147, 940148,147148, 361148, 565148,782149, 001149, 208149,43688, 31588,17988, 66488, 56888, 74088, 85488,99389, 33789,43289,62389, 40789, 70189, 40490,10890.52390;62290,59791,13391,13991,01191,66492.03892,18692,3152,5942,5402,5042,4632,4192,3932,3882,3962,4052,4152,4312,4402,4042,3922,3612,3502,3342,3152,3102,3072,2922,2892,2842,28285, 72185,63986,16086,10586,32186, 46186,60586, 94187, 02787, 20886,97687,26187, 00087,71688,16288, 27288, 26388, 81888, 82888, 70489, 37389, 74989. 90390,03380,63780,67281,11081,15381, 40481,62381,78182, 08382, 25682, 33882, 48682,84182,61983, 23083, 78283, 85483, 95084, 51884, 62184. 51385, 13385,64985,64985,6693,3893,3873, 4453,3533,3783,3513,4413,5933,5853,6503,4903,5773,4893,4463,4693,3553,3203,4303,5123,4253,3763,4553,5613,64377, 24877, 28577,66577, 80078, 02678, 27278,34078, 49078,67178,68878, 99679, 26479,13079,78480,31380,49880,63081, 08881,10981, 08881,75782,19482, 08882, 0265,0844,9675,0504,9524,9174,8384,8244,8584,7714,8704,4904,4204,3814.4864,3804,4184,3134,3004,2074.1914,2404,1004,2544,3645.95.85.95.85.75.65.65.65.55.65.25.15.05.15.05.0i.91.81.7i1.7\.l1.6\.l1.861.060.961.161.061.061.061.061.261.161.260.961.160.861.261.461.361.261.561.461.361.661.861.861.81 Not seasonally adjusted.2 Not strictly comparable with prior data due to the introduction of population adjustments in the period. The adjustmentbeginning January 1972 added 787,000 to the noninstitutional population, 333,000 to the civilian labor force, 301,000 tocivilian employment and 32,000 to unemployment. The adjustment in March 1973 added 60,000 to the civilian labor forceand civilian employment. Unemployment rates were not significantly affected by the adjustments.Note.—Labor force data in Tables C-24 through C-27 are based on household interviews and relate to the calendarweek including the 12th of the month. For definitions of terms, area samples used, historical comparability of the data,comparability with other series, etc., see "Employment and Earnings."Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.277