HOUSEHOLD DATA HISTORICAL A-2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1986 to date (Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Civilian labor force | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Civilian | | | Employed | Unemployed | Not in Sex, year, |noninsti- | | | | | labor _______________________________________________ _____________________ and month | tutional | | Percent | | | | | | | force |population| Number | of | | Percent | |Nonagricultu- | | Percent | | | |population| Number | of |Agricultu-| ral | Number | of | | | | | |population| re | industries | | labor | | | | | | | | | | force | | | | | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Annual averages | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MEN | | | | | | | | | | 19861/............| 85,798 | 65,422 | 76.3 | 60,892 | 71.0 | 2,511 | 58,381 | 4,530 | 6.9 | 20,376 1987..............| 86,899 | 66,207 | 76.2 | 62,107 | 71.5 | 2,543 | 59,564 | 4,101 | 6.2 | 20,692 1988..............| 87,857 | 66,927 | 76.2 | 63,273 | 72.0 | 2,493 | 60,780 | 3,655 | 5.5 | 20,930 1989..............| 88,762 | 67,840 | 76.4 | 64,315 | 72.5 | 2,513 | 61,802 | 3,525 | 5.2 | 20,923 | | | | | | | | | | 19901/............| 90,377 | 69,011 | 76.4 | 65,104 | 72.0 | 2,546 | 62,559 | 3,906 | 5.7 | 21,367 1991..............| 91,278 | 69,168 | 75.8 | 64,223 | 70.4 | 2,589 | 61,634 | 4,946 | 7.2 | 22,110 1992..............| 92,270 | 69,964 | 75.8 | 64,440 | 69.8 | 2,575 | 61,866 | 5,523 | 7.9 | 22,306 1993..............| 93,332 | 70,404 | 75.4 | 65,349 | 70.0 | 2,478 | 62,871 | 5,055 | 7.2 | 22,927 19941/............| 94,355 | 70,817 | 75.1 | 66,450 | 70.4 | 2,554 | 63,896 | 4,367 | 6.2 | 23,538 1995..............| 95,178 | 71,360 | 75.0 | 67,377 | 70.8 | 2,559 | 64,818 | 3,983 | 5.6 | 23,818 1996..............| 96,206 | 72,087 | 74.9 | 68,207 | 70.9 | 2,573 | 65,634 | 3,880 | 5.4 | 24,119 | | | | | | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Monthly data, seasonally adjusted2/ | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | 1996: | | | | | | | | | | July............| 96,230 | 72,317 | 75.2 | 68,376 | 71.1 | 2,585 | 65,791 | 3,941 | 5.4 | 23,913 August..........| 96,335 | 71,961 | 74.7 | 68,368 | 71.0 | 2,550 | 65,818 | 3,593 | 5.0 | 24,374 September.......| 96,447 | 72,087 | 74.7 | 68,304 | 70.8 | 2,592 | 65,712 | 3,783 | 5.2 | 24,360 October.........| 96,556 | 72,363 | 74.9 | 68,647 | 71.1 | 2,607 | 66,040 | 3,716 | 5.1 | 24,193 November........| 96,654 | 72,362 | 74.9 | 68,589 | 71.0 | 2,525 | 66,064 | 3,773 | 5.2 | 24,292 December........| 96,742 | 72,414 | 74.9 | 68,707 | 71.0 | 2,618 | 66,089 | 3,707 | 5.1 | 24,328 | | | | | | | | | | 1997: | | | | | | | | | | January3/.......| 97,264 | 73,106 | 75.2 | 69,164 | 71.1 | 2,611 | 66,553 | 3,942 | 5.4 | 24,158 February........| 97,320 | 72,987 | 75.0 | 69,232 | 71.1 | 2,470 | 66,763 | 3,755 | 5.1 | 24,333 March...........| 97,387 | 73,268 | 75.2 | 69,478 | 71.3 | 2,585 | 66,894 | 3,790 | 5.2 | 24,118 April...........| 97,474 | 73,232 | 75.1 | 69,627 | 71.4 | 2,674 | 66,953 | 3,604 | 4.9 | 24,242 May.............| 97,559 | 73,200 | 75.0 | 69,929 | 71.7 | 2,640 | 67,289 | 3,271 | 4.5 | 24,359 June............| 97,649 | 73,242 | 75.0 | 69,567 | 71.2 | 2,599 | 66,968 | 3,674 | 5.0 | 24,407 July............| 97,733 | 73,230 | 74.9 | 69,749 | 71.4 | 2,591 | 67,158 | 3,481 | 4.8 | 24,503 | | | | | | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Annual averages | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WOMEN | | | | | | | | | | 19861/............| 94,789 | 52,413 | 55.3 | 48,706 | 51.4 | 652 | 48,054 | 3,707 | 7.1 | 42,376 1987..............| 95,853 | 53,658 | 56.0 | 50,334 | 52.5 | 666 | 49,668 | 3,324 | 6.2 | 42,195 1988..............| 96,756 | 54,742 | 56.6 | 51,696 | 53.4 | 676 | 51,020 | 3,046 | 5.6 | 42,014 1989..............| 97,630 | 56,030 | 57.4 | 53,027 | 54.3 | 687 | 52,341 | 3,003 | 5.4 | 41,601 | | | | | | | | | | 19901/............| 98,787 | 56,829 | 57.5 | 53,689 | 54.3 | 678 | 53,011 | 3,140 | 5.5 | 41,957 1991..............| 99,646 | 57,178 | 57.4 | 53,496 | 53.7 | 680 | 52,815 | 3,683 | 6.4 | 42,468 1992..............| 100,535 | 58,141 | 57.8 | 54,052 | 53.8 | 672 | 53,380 | 4,090 | 7.0 | 42,394 1993..............| 101,506 | 58,795 | 57.9 | 54,910 | 54.1 | 637 | 54,273 | 3,885 | 6.6 | 42,711 19941/............| 102,460 | 60,239 | 58.8 | 56,610 | 55.3 | 855 | 55,755 | 3,629 | 6.0 | 42,221 1995..............| 103,406 | 60,944 | 58.9 | 57,523 | 55.6 | 881 | 56,642 | 3,421 | 5.6 | 42,462 1996..............| 104,385 | 61,857 | 59.3 | 58,501 | 56.0 | 871 | 57,630 | 3,356 | 5.4 | 42,528 | | | | | | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Monthly data, seasonally adjusted2/ | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | 1996: | | | | | | | | | | July............| 104,411 | 61,848 | 59.2 | 58,513 | 56.0 | 885 | 57,628 | 3,335 | 5.4 | 42,563 August..........| 104,512 | 61,937 | 59.3 | 58,620 | 56.1 | 868 | 57,752 | 3,317 | 5.4 | 42,575 September.......| 104,614 | 62,204 | 59.5 | 58,944 | 56.3 | 888 | 58,056 | 3,260 | 5.2 | 42,410 October.........| 104,717 | 62,273 | 59.5 | 58,970 | 56.3 | 843 | 58,127 | 3,303 | 5.3 | 42,444 November........| 104,809 | 62,469 | 59.6 | 59,055 | 56.3 | 829 | 58,226 | 3,414 | 5.5 | 42,340 December........| 104,894 | 62,608 | 59.7 | 59,148 | 56.4 | 808 | 58,340 | 3,460 | 5.5 | 42,286 | | | | | | | | | | 1997: | | | | | | | | | | January3/.......| 105,022 | 62,742 | 59.7 | 59,416 | 56.6 | 857 | 58,559 | 3,327 | 5.3 | 42,279 February........| 105,068 | 62,647 | 59.6 | 59,197 | 56.3 | 822 | 58,375 | 3,450 | 5.5 | 42,421 March...........| 105,127 | 63,051 | 60.0 | 59,697 | 56.8 | 802 | 58,895 | 3,354 | 5.3 | 42,076 April...........| 105,200 | 62,866 | 59.8 | 59,756 | 56.8 | 822 | 58,934 | 3,109 | 4.9 | 42,335 May.............| 105,274 | 62,973 | 59.8 | 59,710 | 56.7 | 791 | 58,920 | 3,263 | 5.2 | 42,300 June............| 105,351 | 62,958 | 59.8 | 59,796 | 56.8 | 792 | 59,005 | 3,162 | 5.0 | 42,393 July............| 105,433 | 63,060 | 59.8 | 59,958 | 56.9 | 890 | 59,068 | 3,102 | 4.9 | 42,373 | | | | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Not strictly comparable with prior years. For an explanation, see "Historical Comparability" under the Household Data section of the Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error. 2/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation. 3/ Beginning in January 1997, data are not strictly comparable with data for 1996 and earlier years because of revisions in the population controls used in the household survey. For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective January 1997" in the February 1997 issue of this publication.