United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Employment Status 375
No. 6 2 4 . E m p lo y m e n t S t a t u s o f t h e N o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l P o p u la t io n 1 6 Y e a r s O l d a n d O v e r :
1947 TO 1982
[In millions, except as Indicated. Annual averages of monthly figures, except as indicated. Based on Current Population Survey,
see Appendix III. See also H is to ric a l S ta tistics, C o lo nia l Tim es to 1970, series D 11-19 and D 85-86]
YEAR
TOTAL LABOR
FORCE1
I I I !
• a ® *
Armed
Forces
CIVIUAN LABOR FORCE
Total Employed Unemployed
Total
Total
noninstitutional
population
1
Number
Number
Percent
female
Agriculture
Nonagricut*
tural
15
Total
weeks
or
longer
industries
Percent
of
civilian
labor
force
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
Going
to
school
Total * Keeping
house
Unable
to
work
1947........... 103.4 60.9 (X) 1.6 59.4 28.1 57.0 7.9 49.1 2.3 (NA) 3.9 42.5 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1950............ 106.6 63.9 1.6 1.6 62.2 29.6 58.9 7.2 51.8 3.3 .8 5.3 42.8 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1955........... 112.7 68.1 1.3 3.0 65.0 31.6 62.2 6.5 55.7 2.9 .7 4.4 44.7 (NA) (NA (NA)
1960........... 119.8 72.1 1.2 2.5 69.6 33.4 €6.8 5.5 60.3 3.9 1.0 5.5 47.6 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1965........... 129.2 77.2 1.4 2.7 74.5 35.2 71.1 4.4 66.7 3.4 .8 4.6 52.1 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1966........... 131.2 78.9 2.2 3.1 75.8 36.0 72.9 4.0 68.6 2.9 .5 3.8 62.3 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1967........... 133.3 80.8 2.4 3.4 77.3 36.7 74.4 3.8 70.5 3.0 .4 3.6 52.5 35.0 6.7 2.3
1968........... 135.6 62.3 1.8 3.5 78.7 37.1 75.9 3.8 72.1 2.8 .4 3.6 53.3 35.2 6.9 2.3
1969........... 137.8 64.2 2.3 3.5 80.7 37.8 77.9 3.6 74.3 2.8 .4 3.5 53.6 34.9 7.0 2.3
1970............ 140.3 66.0 2.0 3.2 82.8 38.1 78.7 3.5 75.2 4.1 .7 4,9 54.3 35.1 7.0 2.4
1971........... 143.0 87.2 1.4 2.B 84.4 38.2 79.4 3.4 70.0 5.0 1.2 5.9 55.8 35.6 7.8 2.6
1972........... 146.6 69.5 2.6 2.4 87.0 38.5 82.2 3.5 78.7 4.9 1.2 6.6 57.1 36.0 7.5 2.6
1973........... 149.4 91.8 2.5 2.3 89.4 38.9 85.1 3.6 81.6 4.4 .8 4.9 57.7 35,7 7.3 2.8
1974........... 152.3 94.2 2.6 2.2 91.9 39.4 86.8 3.6 83.3 5.2 1.0 5.6 58.2 35.3 9.0 2.9
1975........... 165.3 96.0 1.9 2.2 93.8 40.0 85.8 3.4 82.4 7.9 2.5 8.5 59.4 35.4 7.7 3.0
1976........... 168.3 98.3 2.4 2.1 96.2 40.5 88.8 3.3 85.4 7.4 2.4 7.7 60.0 34.8 7.8 2.9
1977........... 161.2 101.1 2.8 2.1 99.0 41.0 92.0 3.3 88.7 7.0 1.9 7.1 60.0 34.5 7.7 2.8
1978........... 164.0 104.4 3.1 2.1 102.3 41.7 96.0 3.4 92.7 6.2 1.4 6.1 59.7 33.7 7.5 2.8
1979........... 107.0 107.1 2.5 2.1 105.0 42.1 68.8 3.3 95.5 6.1 1.2 5.8 59.9 33.1 7.4 2.9
1980........... 169.9 109.0 1.0 2.1 106.9 42.5 99.3 3.4 95.0 7.6 1.9 7.1 60.8 32.8 7.7 2,8
1981........... 172.3 110.8 1.6 2.1 108.7 43.0 100.4 3.4 97.0 8.3 2.3 7.6 61.5 32.3 7.8 2.7
1982,
June4....... 174.4 112.4 *1.6 2.2 110.2 43.4 99.8 3.4 96.4 10.4 3.7 9.5 82.0 (NA) (NA) (NA)
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
1947........... 100.0 58.9 (X) 1.5 57.4 (X) 55.2 7.6 47.5 2.2 (NA) (X) 41.1 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1950............ 100.0 59.9 (X) 1.5 58.3 (X) 55.3 6.8 46.6 3.1 .7 (X) 40.1 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1955........... 100.0 60.4 (X) 2.7 57.7 (X) 55.1 5.7 49.4 2.5 .6 (X) 39.6 (NA) (NA) INA)
1960_____ 100.0 60.2 (X) 2.1 58.1 (X) 54.9 4.6 50.4 3.2 .8 (X) 39.8 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1965............ 100.0 59.7 (X) 2.1 57.6 (X) 55.0 3.4 51.6 2.6 .6 M 40.3 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1966........... 100.0 60.1 (X) 2.4 57.8 (X) 55.6 3.0 52.5 2.2 .4 (x) 39.9 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1967_____ 100.0 60.6 (X) 2.6 58.0 (X) 55.8 2.9 52.9 2.2 .3 (x) 39.4 26.2 5.0 1.8
1968............ 100.0 60.7 (X) 2.6 58.1 (X) 56.0 £8, 53.2 2.1 .3 (x) 39.3 2 6.0 5.1 1.7
1969........... 100.0 61.1 (X) 2.5 58.6 (X) 56.5 2.6 53.9 2.1 .3 (X) 38.9 25.3 5.1 1.7
1970........... 100.0 61.3 (X) 2.3 59.0 (X) 56.1 2.5 53.6 2.9 .5 (X) 38.7 25.0 5.0 1.7
1971........... 100.0 61.0 (X) 2.0 59.0 (X) 55.5 2.4 53.1 3.5 .8 ft) 39.0 24.9 5 .3 1.8
1972_____ 100.0 61.1 (X) 1.7 59.4 (X) 56.0 2.4 53.7 3.3 .8 0 0 39.0 24.5 5.1 1.8
1973........... 100.0 61.4 (X) 1.6 59.8 (X) 56.9 2.3 54.6 2.9 .6 (X) 38.6 23.9 6.0 1.9
1974............ 100.0 61.8 (X) 1.5 60.4 (X) 57.0 2.3 54.7 3.4 .6 (X) 38.2 23.2 5.9 ^0
1975........... 100.0 61.8 (X) 1.4 60.4 (X) 55.3 2.2 53.1 5.1 1.6 (X) 38.2 22.8 5.0 1.9
1976........... 100.0 62.1 (X) 1.4 60.7 (X> 56.1 2.1 54.0 4.7 1.5 (X) 37.9 22.0 4.9 1.8
1977___ ..... 100.0 62.8 (X) 1.3 61.4 (X) 57.1 2.0 55.1 4.3 1.2 (X) 37.2 21.4 4.8 1.6
1978........... 100.0 63.6 (X) 1.3 62.3 (X) 58.6 2.1 56.5 3.6 .9 (X) 36.4 20.5 4.6 1.7
1979_____ 100.0 64.1 (X) 1.3 62.9 (X) 59.2 2.0 57.2 3.7 .7 (x) 35.9 19.8 4.4 1.7
1980........... 100.0 64.2 (X) 1.2 63.0 (X) 58.5 2.0 56.5 4.5 1.1 (X) 35.8 19.3 4.5 1.7
1981........... 100.0 64.3 (X) 1.2 63.1 (X) 56.3 2,0 56.3 4.8 1.3 (X) 35.7 18.7 4.5 1,6
June 4...... 100.0 64.4 (X) 1.2 63.2 (NA) 57.2 1.9 55.3 6.0 2.1 (X) 35.6 (NA) (NA) (NA)
NA Not available. X Not applicable. 1Indudes Armed Forces. 1 Change from prior year shown, except as incficated.
For explanation of average annual percent change, see Guide to Tabular Presentation. * Includes “other reasons," not shown
separately. 4 Except population, seasonally adjusted. ‘ Average annual change from June 1981.
Source: U.$. Bureau of Labor Statistics, E m p lo y m e n t a n d Earnings, monthly.