Table B-36: Civilian employment/population ratio															
"     by demographic characteristic, 1954-92"															

[Percent;(1) monthly data seasonally adjusted)															
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Year	All	----------------------------------- White -----------------------------------							 ----------------------------Black and other or black------------------------						
or	civilian	Total	------------- Males ------------			------------ Females ------------			Total	------------- Males ------------			------------ Females ------------		
month	workers		Total	16-19	20 years	Total	16-19	20 years		Total	16-19	20 years	Total	16-19	20 years
			 	years	and over	 	years	and over		 	years	and over	 	years	and over
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
									 -------------------------------- Black and other ---------------------------						
1954	55.5 	55.2 	81.5 	49.9 	84.0 	31.4 	36.4 	31.1 	58.0 	76.5 	52.4 	79.2 	41.9 	24.7 	43.7 
1955	56.7 	56.5 	82.2 	52.0 	84.7 	33.0 	37.0 	32.7 	58.7 	77.6 	52.7 	80.4 	42.2 	26.4 	43.9 
1956	57.5 	57.3 	82.7 	54.1 	85.0 	34.2 	38.9 	33.8 	59.5 	78.4 	52.2 	81.3 	43.0 	28.0 	44.7 
1957	57.1 	56.8 	81.8 	52.4 	84.1 	34.2 	38.2 	33.9 	59.3 	77.2 	48.0 	80.5 	43.7 	26.5 	45.5 
1958	55.4 	55.3 	79.2 	47.6 	81.8 	33.6 	35.0 	33.5 	56.7 	72.5 	42.0 	76.0 	42.8 	22.8 	45.0 
1959	56.0 	55.9 	79.9 	48.1 	82.8 	34.0 	34.8 	34.0 	57.5 	73.8 	41.4 	77.6 	43.2 	20.3 	45.7 

1960	56.1 	55.9 	79.4 	48.1 	82.4 	34.6 	35.1 	34.5 	57.9 	74.1 	43.8 	77.9 	43.6 	24.8 	45.8 
1961	55.4 	55.3 	78.2 	45.9 	81.4 	34.5 	34.6 	34.5 	56.2 	71.7 	41.0 	75.5 	42.6 	23.2 	44.8 
1962	55.5 	55.4 	78.4 	46.4 	81.5 	34.7 	34.8 	34.7 	56.3 	72.0 	41.7 	75.7 	42.7 	23.1 	44.9 
1963	55.4 	55.3 	77.7 	44.7 	81.1 	35.0 	32.9 	35.2 	56.2 	71.8 	37.4 	76.2 	42.7 	21.3 	45.2 
1964	55.7 	55.5 	77.8 	45.0 	81.3 	35.5 	32.2 	35.8 	57.0 	72.9 	37.8 	77.7 	43.4 	21.8 	46.1 
1965	56.2 	56.0 	77.9 	47.1 	81.5 	36.2 	33.7 	36.5 	57.8 	73.7 	39.4 	78.7 	44.1 	20.2 	47.3 
1966	56.9 	56.8 	78.3 	50.1 	81.7 	37.5 	37.5 	37.5 	58.4 	74.0 	40.5 	79.2 	45.1 	23.1 	48.2 
1967	57.3 	57.2 	78.4 	50.2 	81.7 	38.3 	37.7 	38.3 	58.2 	73.8 	38.8 	79.4 	45.0 	24.8 	47.9 
1968	57.5 	57.4 	78.3 	50.3 	81.6 	38.9 	37.8 	39.1 	58.0 	73.3 	38.7 	78.9 	45.2 	24.7 	48.2 
1969	58.0 	58.0 	78.2 	51.1 	81.4 	40.1 	39.5 	40.1 	58.1 	72.8 	39.0 	78.4 	45.9 	25.1 	48.9 

1970	57.4 	57.5 	76.8 	49.6 	80.1 	40.3 	39.5 	40.4 	56.8 	70.9 	35.5 	76.8 	44.9 	22.4 	48.2 
1971	56.6 	56.8 	75.7 	49.2 	79.0 	39.9 	38.6 	40.1 	54.9 	68.1 	31.8 	74.2 	43.9 	20.2 	47.3 
1972	57.0 	57.4 	76.0 	51.5 	79.0 	40.7 	41.3 	40.6 	54.1 	67.3 	32.4 	73.2 	43.3 	19.9 	46.7 

									 ----------------------------------- Black ------------------------------						

1972	57.0 	57.4 	76.0 	51.5 	79.0 	40.7 	41.3 	40.6 	53.7 	66.8 	31.6 	73.0 	43.0 	19.2 	46.5 
1973	57.8 	58.2 	76.5 	54.3 	79.2 	41.8 	43.6 	41.6 	54.5 	67.5 	32.8 	73.7 	43.8 	22.0 	47.2 
1974	57.8 	58.3 	75.9 	54.4 	78.6 	42.4 	44.3 	42.2 	53.5 	65.8 	31.4 	71.9 	43.5 	20.9 	46.9 
1975	56.1 	56.7 	73.0 	50.6 	75.7 	42.0 	42.5 	41.9 	50.1 	60.6 	26.3 	66.5 	41.6 	20.2 	44.9 
1976	56.8 	57.5 	73.4 	51.5 	76.0 	43.2 	44.2 	43.1 	50.8 	60.6 	25.8 	66.8 	42.8 	19.2 	46.4 
1977	57.9 	58.6 	74.1 	54.4 	76.5 	44.5 	45.9 	44.4 	51.4 	61.4 	26.4 	67.5 	43.3 	18.5 	47.0 
1978	59.3 	60.0 	75.0 	56.3 	77.2 	46.3 	48.5 	46.1 	53.6 	63.3 	28.5 	69.1 	45.8 	22.1 	49.3 
1979	59.9 	60.6 	75.1 	55.7 	77.3 	47.5 	49.4 	47.3 	53.8 	63.4 	28.7 	69.1 	46.0 	22.4 	49.3 

1980	59.2 	60.0 	73.4 	53.4 	75.6 	47.8 	47.9 	47.8 	52.3 	60.4 	27.0 	65.8 	45.7 	21.0 	49.1 
1981	59.0 	60.0 	72.8 	51.3 	75.1 	48.3 	46.2 	48.5 	51.3 	59.1 	24.6 	64.5 	45.1 	19.7 	48.5 
1982	57.8 	58.8 	70.6 	47.0 	73.0 	48.1 	44.6 	48.4 	49.4 	56.0 	20.3 	61.4 	44.2 	17.7 	47.5 
1983	57.9 	58.9 	70.4 	47.4 	72.6 	48.5 	44.5 	48.9 	49.5 	56.3 	20.4 	61.6 	44.1 	17.0 	47.4 
1984	59.5 	60.5 	72.1 	49.1 	74.3 	49.8 	47.0 	50.0 	52.3 	59.2 	23.9 	64.1 	46.7 	20.1 	49.8 
1985	60.1 	61.0 	72.3 	49.9 	74.3 	50.7 	47.1 	51.0 	53.4 	60.0 	26.3 	64.6 	48.1 	23.1 	50.9 
1986	60.7 	61.5 	72.3 	49.6 	74.3 	51.7 	47.9 	52.0 	54.1 	60.6 	26.5 	65.1 	48.8 	23.8 	51.6 
1987	61.5 	62.3 	72.7 	49.9 	74.7 	52.8 	49.0 	53.1 	55.6 	62.0 	28.5 	66.4 	50.3 	25.8 	53.0 
1988	62.3 	63.1 	73.2 	51.7 	75.1 	53.8 	50.2 	54.0 	56.3 	62.7 	29.4 	67.1 	51.2 	25.8 	53.9 
1989	63.0 	63.8 	73.7 	52.6 	75.4 	54.6 	50.5 	54.9 	56.9 	62.8 	30.4 	67.0 	52.0 	27.1 	54.6 

1990	62.7 	63.6 	73.2 	51.0 	75.0 	54.8 	48.5 	55.2 	56.2 	61.8 	27.6 	66.1 	51.6 	25.7 	54.2 
1991	61.6 	62.6 	71.5 	47.2 	73.3 	54.3 	46.1 	54.8 	54.9 	60.5 	23.8 	64.9 	50.3 	21.4 	53.1 
1992	61.4 	62.4 	71.1 	46.3 	72.9 	54.3 	44.3 	54.9 	54.3 	59.1 	23.6 	63.3 	50.4 	22.1 	53.1 

1991: Jan	61.9 	62.8 	72.1 	48.9 	73.8 	54.2 	46.6 	54.7 	55.4 	61.0 	23.8 	65.5 	50.8 	23.9 	53.5 
      Feb	61.8 	62.8 	71.8 	49.3 	73.5 	54.5 	47.5 	54.9 	55.2 	61.0 	22.7 	65.7 	50.4 	23.3 	53.1 
      Mar	61.7 	62.6 	71.6 	48.3 	73.4 	54.3 	47.0 	54.8 	55.5 	61.5 	24.3 	65.9 	50.7 	23.7 	53.3 
      Apr	61.9 	62.9 	71.8 	47.0 	73.7 	54.6 	48.2 	55.0 	55.5 	61.0 	24.7 	65.3 	51.0 	22.3 	53.9 
      May	61.6 	62.6 	71.6 	47.3 	73.4 	54.2 	46.0 	54.8 	54.6 	59.3 	23.6 	63.7 	50.7 	23.3 	53.4 
      June	61.6 	62.6 	71.5 	46.5 	73.3 	54.4 	46.3 	54.9 	54.8 	60.3 	24.8 	64.6 	50.3 	21.1 	53.1 
 															
July	61.5 	62.4 	71.3 	45.9 	73.2 	54.1 	44.0 	54.8 	55.0 	60.5 	23.7 	64.9 	50.5 	21.6 	53.3 
      Aug	61.3 	62.4 	71.3 	46.5 	73.1 	54.1 	44.1 	54.7 	54.4 	59.8 	23.2 	64.2 	49.9 	16.6 	53.1 
Sept	61.6 	62.5 	71.4 	47.2 	73.2 	54.2 	45.6 	54.8 	55.3 	60.9 	24.4 	65.2 	50.8 	20.5 	53.7 
      Oct	61.5 	62.5 	71.3 	47.0 	73.1 	54.3 	46.0 	54.9 	54.3 	60.4 	23.7 	64.8 	49.3 	19.6 	52.2 
      Nov	61.4 	62.4 	71.3 	46.7 	73.1 	54.2 	46.0 	54.7 	54.2 	60.1 	23.0 	64.5 	49.3 	21.6 	51.9 
      Dec	61.3 	62.2 	71.0 	45.8 	72.8 	54.1 	45.2 	54.7 	54.5 	60.1 	23.4 	64.4 	49.9 	19.8 	52.8 

1992: Jan	61.4 	62.4 	71.1 	46.8 	72.9 	54.3 	45.1 	55.0 	54.4 	59.9 	28.0 	63.7 	49.9 	22.2 	52.5 
      Feb	61.3 	62.3 	70.9 	45.7 	72.8 	54.3 	45.1 	54.9 	54.1 	59.2 	25.9 	63.1 	50.0 	22.1 	52.6 
      Mar	61.4 	62.4 	71.0 	44.9 	73.0 	54.4 	44.4 	55.1 	54.1 	59.0 	24.4 	63.1 	50.0 	50.3 	52.8 
      Apr	61.5 	62.5 	71.2 	46.2 	73.1 	54.4 	44.2 	55.0 	54.2 	59.1 	21.4 	63.5 	50.2 	22.4 	52.8 
      May	61.5 	62.5 	71.2 	45.8 	73.1 	54.4 	45.3 	55.0 	54.1 	59.0 	21.8 	63.3 	50.1 	21.7 	52.8 
June	61.4 	62.3 	71.0 	45.0 	72.9 	54.2 	42.5 	55.0 	54.6 	59.3 	22.4 	63.6 	50.8 	22.9 	53.3 
															
July	61.4 	62.4 	71.1 	45.9 	73.0 	54.3 	43.8 	55.0 	54.5 	59.1 	23.8 	63.2 	50.8 	22.2 	53.5 
      Aug	61.4 	62.4 	71.1 	46.4 	72.9 	54.2 	44.4 	54.9 	55.0 	59.3 	23.5 	63.5 	51.5 	25.7 	53.9 
Sept	61.3 	62.3 	71.1 	47.4 	72.8 	54.0 	44.2 	54.7 	54.6 	59.1 	23.2 	63.2 	51.0 	22.1 	53.7 
      Oct	61.3 	62.2 	71.0 	47.1 	72.8 	54.0 	44.1 	54.7 	54.3 	58.8 	22.9 	63.0 	50.6 	19.8 	53.5 
      Nov	61.4 	62.4 	71.1 	47.1 	72.8 	54.4 	43.9 	55.0 	54.1 	58.9 	22.0 	63.2 	50.1 	21.7 	52.8 
      Dec	61.5 	62.5 	72.2 	47.2 	73.0 	54.4 	44.6 	55.0 	54.0 	58.5 	24.0 	62.5 	54.4 	22.3 	53.0 

1/ Civilian employment as percent of civilian noninstitutional 															
   population in group specified.															

Note: Data relate to persons 16 years of age and over.															
      See footnote 6 and Note Table B-30.															

" Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics."