Table B-37: Civilian unemployment rate 1948-92														

(Percent (1); monthly data seasonally adjusted)														
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Year or	All	------------- Males -------------			 ----------- Females ------------			Both sexes	White	Black and	Black	Experienced	Married	Women who
month	civilian	Total	16-19	20 years	Total	16-19	20 years	16-19		other		wage and	"men,"	maintain
	workers	 	years	and over	 	years	and over	years				salary	spouse	families
												workers	present (2)	
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1948 	3.8 	3.6 	9.8 	3.2 	4.1 	8.3 	3.6 	9.2 	3.5 	5.9 		4.3 		
1949 	5.9 	5.9 	14.3 	5.4 	6.0 	12.3 	5.3 	13.4 	5.6 	8.9 		6.8 	3.5 	

1950 	5.3 	5.1 	12.7 	4.7 	5.7 	11.4 	5.1 	12.2 	4.9 	9.0 		6.0 	4.6 	
1951 	3.3 	2.8 	8.1 	2.5 	4.4 	8.3 	4.0 	8.2 	3.1 	5.3 		3.7 	1.5 	
1952 	3.0 	2.8 	8.9 	2.4 	3.6 	8.0 	3.2 	8.5 	2.8 	5.4 		3.4 	1.4 	
1953 	2.9 	2.8 	7.9 	2.5 	3.3 	7.2 	2.9 	7.6 	2.7 	4.5 		3.2 	1.7 	
1954 	5.5 	5.3 	13.5 	4.9 	6.0 	11.4 	5.5 	12.6 	5.0 	9.9 		6.2 	4.0 	
1955 	4.4 	4.2 	11.6 	3.8 	4.9 	10.2 	4.4 	11.0 	3.9 	8.7 		4.8 	2.6 	
1956 	4.1 	3.8 	11.1 	3.4 	4.8 	11.2 	4.2 	11.1 	3.6 	8.3 		4.4 	2.3 	
1957 	4.3 	4.1 	12.4 	3.6 	4.7 	10.6 	4.1 	11.6 	3.8 	7.9 		4.6 	2.8 	
1958 	6.8 	6.8 	17.1 	6.2 	6.8 	14.3 	6.1 	15.9 	6.1 	12.6 		7.3 	5.1 	
1959 	5.5 	5.2 	15.3 	4.7 	5.9 	13.5 	5.2 	14.6 	4.8 	10.7 		5.7 	3.6 	

1960 	5.5 	5.4 	15.3 	4.7 	5.9 	13.9 	5.1 	14.7 	5.0 	10.2 		5.7 	3.7 	
1961 	6.7 	6.4 	17.1 	5.7 	7.2 	16.3 	6.3 	16.8 	6.0 	12.4 		6.8 	4.6 	
1962 	5.5 	5.2 	14.7 	4.6 	6.2 	14.6 	5.4 	14.7 	4.9 	10.9 		5.6 	3.6 	
1963 	5.7 	5.2 	17.2 	4.5 	6.5 	17.2 	5.4 	17.2 	5.0 	10.8 		5.6 	3.4 	
1964 	5.2 	4.6 	15.8 	3.9 	6.2 	16.6 	5.2 	16.2 	4.6 	9.6 		5.0 	2.8 	
1965 	4.5 	4.0 	14.1 	3.2 	5.5 	15.7 	4.5 	14.8 	4.1 	8.1 		4.3 	2.4 	
1966 	3.8 	3.2 	11.7 	2.5 	4.8 	14.1 	3.8 	12.8 	3.4 	7.3 		3.5 	1.9 	
1967 	3.8 	3.1 	12.3 	2.3 	5.2 	13.5 	4.2 	12.9 	3.4 	7.4 	 	3.6 	1.8 	4.9 
1968 	3.6 	2.9 	11.6 	2.2 	4.8 	14.0 	3.8 	12.7 	3.2 	6.7 	 	3.4 	1.6 	4.4 
1969 	3.5 	2.8 	11.4 	2.1 	4.7 	13.3 	3.7 	12.2 	3.1 	6.4 	 	3.3 	1.5 	4.4 
											 			
1970 	4.9 	4.4 	15.0 	3.5 	5.9 	15.6 	4.8 	15.3 	4.5 	8.2 	 	4.8 	2.6 	5.4 
1971 	5.9 	5.3 	16.6 	4.4 	6.9 	17.2 	5.7 	16.9 	5.4 	9.9 	 	5.7 	3.2 	7.3 
1972 	5.6 	5.0 	15.9 	4.0 	6.6 	16.7 	5.4 	16.2 	5.1 	10.0 	10.4 	5.3 	2.8 	7.2 
1973 	4.9 	4.2 	13.9 	3.3 	6.0 	15.3 	4.9 	14.5 	4.3 	9.0 	9.4 	4.5 	2.3 	7.1 
1974 	5.6 	4.9 	15.6 	3.8 	6.7 	16.6 	5.5 	16.0 	5.0 	9.9 	10.5 	5.3 	2.7 	7.0 
1975 	8.5 	7.9 	20.1 	6.8 	9.3 	19.7 	8.0 	19.9 	7.8 	13.8 	14.8 	8.2 	5.1 	10.0 
1976 	7.7 	7.1 	19.2 	5.9 	8.6 	18.7 	7.4 	19.0 	7.0 	13.1 	14.0 	7.3 	4.2 	10.1 
1977 	7.1 	6.3 	17.3 	5.2 	8.2 	18.3 	7.0 	17.8 	6.2 	13.1 	14.0 	6.6 	3.6 	9.4 
1978 	6.1 	5.3 	15.8 	4.3 	7.2 	17.1 	6.0 	16.4 	5.2 	11.9 	12.8 	5.6 	2.8 	8.5 
1979 	5.8 	5.1 	15.9 	4.2 	6.8 	16.4 	5.7 	16.1 	5.1 	11.3 	12.3 	5.5 	2.8 	8.3 

1980 	7.1 	6.9 	18.3 	5.9 	7.4 	17.2 	6.4 	17.8 	6.3 	13.1 	14.3 	6.9 	4.2 	9.2 
1981 	7.6 	7.4 	20.1 	6.3 	7.9 	19.0 	6.8 	19.6 	6.7 	14.2 	15.6 	7.3 	4.3 	10.4 
1982 	9.7 	9.9 	24.4 	8.8 	9.4 	21.9 	8.3 	23.2 	8.6 	17.3 	18.9 	9.3 	6.5 	11.7 
1983 	9.6 	9.9 	23.3 	8.9 	9.2 	21.3 	8.1 	22.4 	8.4 	17.8 	19.5 	9.2 	6.5 	12.2 
1984 	7.5 	7.4 	19.6 	6.6 	7.6 	18.0 	6.8 	18.9 	6.5 	14.4 	15.9 	7.1 	4.6 	10.3 
1985 	7.2 	7.0 	19.5 	6.2 	7.4 	17.6 	6.6 	18.6 	6.2 	13.7 	15.1 	6.8 	4.3 	10.4 
1986 	7.0 	6.9 	19.0 	6.1 	7.1 	17.6 	6.2 	18.3 	6.0 	13.1 	14.5 	6.6 	4.4 	9.8 
1987 	6.2 	6.2 	17.8 	5.4 	6.2 	15.9 	5.4 	16.9 	5.3 	11.6 	13.0 	5.8 	3.9 	9.2 
1988 	5.5 	5.5 	16.0 	4.8 	5.6 	14.4 	4.9 	15.3 	4.7 	10.4 	11.7 	5.2 	3.3 	8.1 
1989 	5.3 	5.2 	15.9 	4.5 	5.4 	14.0 	4.7 	15.0 	4.5 	10.0 	11.4 	5.0 	3.0 	8.1 
1990 	5.5 	5.6 	16.3 	4.9 	5.4 	14.7 	4.8 	15.5 	4.7 	10.1 	11.3 	5.3 	3.4 	8.2 
1991 	6.7 	7.0 	19.8 	6.3 	6.3 	17.4 	5.7 	18.6 	6.0 	11.1 	12.4 	6.5 	4.4 	9.1 
1992 	7.4 	7.8 	21.5 	7.0 	6.9 	18.5 	6.3 	20.0 	6.5 	12.7 	14.1 	7.1 	5.0 	9.9 

 1991: Jan	6.3 	6.4 	18.9 	5.6 	6.1 	18.4 	5.3 	18.6 	5.6 	10.8 	12.1 	6.0 	4.1 	9.2 
       Feb	6.5 	6.8 	18.0 	6.2 	6.1 	16.5 	5.4 	17.3 	5.8 	10.8 	11.9 	6.3 	4.2 	9.1 
       Mar	6.8 	7.1 	19.7 	6.4 	6.3 	16.6 	5.6 	18.2 	6.1 	11.1 	12.3 	6.6 	4.5 	9.0 
       Apr	6.6 	7.0 	19.7 	6.3 	6.2 	17.1 	5.5 	18.4 	5.8 	11.1 	12.4 	6.4 	4.4 	9.5 
       May	6.8 	7.1 	20.6 	6.3 	6.4 	16.8 	5.8 	18.8 	6.0 	11.2 	12.6 	6.5 	4.4 	9.2 
       June	6.8 	7.1 	20.3 	6.4 	6.3 	16.4 	5.7 	18.4 	6.1 	11.0 	12.4 	6.5 	4.4 	9.1 

       July	6.7 	7.2 	20.5 	6.5 	6.1 	18.2 	5.4 	19.4 	6.1 	10.5 	11.8 	6.5 	4.3 	8.3 
       Aug	6.8 	7.1 	19.5 	6.4 	6.4 	18.4 	5.7 	18.9 	6.0 	11.1 	12.4 	6.5 	4.3 	9.3 
       Sept	6.8 	7.2 	19.6 	6.5 	6.2 	16.6 	5.6 	18.2 	6.0 	11.2 	12.4 	6.5 	4.5 	9.1 
       Oct	6.9 	7.2 	19.7 	6.5 	6.6 	19.0 	5.9 	19.3 	6.1 	11.7 	13.1 	6.6 	4.2 	9.6 
       Nov	6.9 	7.1 	20.2 	6.4 	6.6 	17.1 	6.0 	18.7 	6.2 	11.1 	12.4 	6.7 	4.6 	9.1 
       Dec	7.1 	7.4 	20.9 	6.7 	6.8 	18.6 	6.1 	19.8 	6.4 	11.7 	12.9 	6.9 	4.8 	9.2 

 1992: Jan	7.1 	7.5 	20.4 	6.8 	6.7 	17.4 	6.0 	18.9 	6.3 	12.5 	13.7 	6.9 	4.8 	9.1 
       Feb	7.3 	7.8 	21.9 	7.0 	6.8 	17.9 	6.1 	20.0 	6.5 	12.3 	13.8 	7.0 	5.0 	9.5 
       Mar	7.3 	7.8 	22.1 	7.0 	6.8 	18.2 	6.1 	20.2 	6.5 	12.3 	13.9 	7.1 	4.9 	9.9 
       Apr	7.3 	7.6 	20.9 	6.9 	6.9 	17.7 	6.2 	19.4 	6.4 	12.4 	13.8 	7.0 	4.8 	10.0 
       May	7.4 	7.9 	21.2 	7.2 	6.9 	18.4 	6.2 	19.9 	6.5 	12.9 	14.5 	7.2 	5.0 	9.9 
       June	7.7 	8.2 	24.4 	7.3 	7.1 	21.0 	6.3 	22.8 	6.8 	13.1 	14.5 	7.3 	5.1 	10.1 

       July	7.6 	7.9 	21.9 	7.2 	7.1 	19.2 	6.4 	20.6 	6.6 	13.0 	14.4 	7.2 	5.2 	10.3 
       Aug	7.6 	8.0 	21.8 	7.2 	7.1 	17.7 	6.4 	19.9 	6.6 	12.9 	14.2 	7.2 	5.3 	10.3 
       Sept	7.5 	7.9 	21.8 	7.1 	7.0 	18.8 	6.4 	20.4 	6.6 	12.6 	13.9 	7.2 	5.2 	9.1 
       Oct	7.4 	7.8 	19.5 	7.2 	6.9 	18.2 	6.2 	18.9 	6.5 	12.5 	14.1 	7.1 	5.1 	9.3 
       Nov	7.3 	7.6 	21.1 	6.9 	6.9 	19.1 	6.2 	20.2 	6.4 	12.6 	14.0 	7.0 	4.9 	10.4 
       Dec	7.3 	7.5 	20.5 	6.8 	7.0 	17.7 	6.4 	19.2 	6.3 	12.8 	14.2 	7.0 	4.8 	10.3 

(1) Unemployed as percent of civilian labor force in group specified														

"(2) Data for 1949 amd 1951-54 are for April; 1950, for March."														

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."