Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, last 70 years : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, 1955 to date [Numbers in thousands]
Year	Civilian noninstitutional population	Civilian labor force								Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed				Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Agri- culture	Nonagri- cultural industries	Number	Percent of labor force
People 16 years of age and over
1955	109,683	65,023	59.3	62,170	56.7	6,450	55,722	2,852	4.4	44,660
1956	110,954	66,552	60.0	63,799	57.5	6,283	57,514	2,750	4.1	44,402
1957	112,265	66,929	59.6	64,071	57.1	5,947	58,123	2,859	4.3	45,336
1958	113,727	67,639	59.5	63,036	55.4	5,586	57,450	4,602	6.8	46,088
1959	115,329	68,369	59.3	64,630	56.0	5,565	59,065	3,740	5.5	46,960
1960	117,245	69,628	59.4	65,778	56.1	5,458	60,318	3,852	5.5	47,617
1961	118,771	70,459	59.3	65,746	55.4	5,200	60,546	4,714	6.7	48,312
1962	120,153	70,614	58.8	66,702	55.5	4,944	61,759	3,911	5.5	49,539
1963	122,416	71,833	58.7	67,762	55.4	4,687	63,076	4,070	5.7	50,583
1964	124,485	73,091	58.7	69,305	55.7	4,523	64,782	3,786	5.2	51,394
1965	126,513	74,455	58.9	71,088	56.2	4,361	66,726	3,366	4.5	52,058
1966	128,058	75,770	59.2	72,895	56.9	3,979	68,915	2,875	3.8	52,288
1967	129,874	77,347	59.6	74,372	57.3	3,844	70,527	2,975	3.8	52,527
1968	132,028	78,737	59.6	75,920	57.5	3,817	72,103	2,817	3.6	53,291
1969	134,335	80,734	60.1	77,902	58.0	3,606	74,296	2,832	3.5	53,602
1970	137,085	82,771	60.4	78,678	57.4	3,463	75,215	4,093	4.9	54,315
1971	140,216	84,382	60.2	79,367	56.6	3,394	75,972	5,016	5.9	55,834
1972	144,126	87,034	60.4	82,153	57.0	3,484	78,669	4,882	5.6	57,091
1973	147,096	89,429	60.8	85,064	57.8	3,470	81,594	4,365	4.9	57,667
1974	150,120	91,949	61.3	86,794	57.8	3,515	83,279	5,156	5.6	58,171
1975	153,153	93,775	61.2	85,846	56.1	3,408	82,438	7,929	8.5	59,378
1976	156,150	96,158	61.6	88,752	56.8	3,331	85,421	7,406	7.7	59,991
1977	159,033	99,009	62.3	92,017	57.9	3,283	88,734	6,991	7.1	60,025
1978	161,910	102,251	63.2	96,048	59.3	3,387	92,661	6,202	6.1	59,659
1979	164,863	104,962	63.7	98,824	59.9	3,347	95,477	6,137	5.8	59,900
1980	167,745	106,940	63.8	99,303	59.2	3,364	95,938	7,637	7.1	60,806
1981	170,130	108,670	63.9	100,397	59.0	3,368	97,030	8,273	7.6	61,460
1982	172,271	110,204	64.0	99,526	57.8	3,401	96,125	10,678	9.7	62,067
1983	174,215	111,550	64.0	100,834	57.9	3,383	97,450	10,717	9.6	62,665
1984	176,383	113,544	64.4	105,005	59.5	3,321	101,685	8,539	7.5	62,839
1985	178,206	115,461	64.8	107,150	60.1	3,179	103,971	8,312	7.2	62,744
1986	180,587	117,834	65.3	109,597	60.7	3,163	106,434	8,237	7.0	62,752
1987	182,753	119,865	65.6	112,440	61.5	3,208	109,232	7,425	6.2	62,888
1988	184,613	121,669	65.9	114,968	62.3	3,169	111,800	6,701	5.5	62,944
1989	186,393	123,869	66.5	117,342	63.0	3,199	114,142	6,528	5.3	62,523
1990	189,164	125,840	66.5	118,793	62.8	3,223	115,570	7,047	5.6	63,324
1991	190,925	126,346	66.2	117,718	61.7	3,269	114,449	8,628	6.8	64,578
1992	192,805	128,105	66.4	118,492	61.5	3,247	115,245	9,613	7.5	64,700
1993	194,838	129,200	66.3	120,259	61.7	3,115	117,144	8,940	6.9	65,638
1994	196,814	131,056	66.6	123,060	62.5	3,409	119,651	7,996	6.1	65,758
1995	198,584	132,304	66.6	124,900	62.9	3,440	121,460	7,404	5.6	66,280
1996	200,591	133,943	66.8	126,708	63.2	3,443	123,264	7,236	5.4	66,647
1997	203,133	136,297	67.1	129,558	63.8	3,399	126,159	6,739	4.9	66,837
1998	205,220	137,673	67.1	131,463	64.1	3,378	128,085	6,210	4.5	67,547
1999	207,753	139,368	67.1	133,488	64.3	3,281	130,207	5,880	4.2	68,385
2000	212,577	142,583	67.1	136,891	64.4	2,464	134,427	5,692	4.0	69,994
2001	215,092	143,734	66.8	136,933	63.7	2,299	134,635	6,801	4.7	71,359
2002	217,570	144,863	66.6	136,485	62.7	2,311	134,174	8,378	5.8	72,707
2003	221,168	146,510	66.2	137,736	62.3	2,275	135,461	8,774	6.0	74,658
2004	223,357	147,401	66.0	139,252	62.3	2,232	137,020	8,149	5.5	75,956
2005	226,082	149,320	66.0	141,730	62.7	2,197	139,532	7,591	5.1	76,762
2006	228,815	151,428	66.2	144,427	63.1	2,206	142,221	7,001	4.6	77,387
2007	231,867	153,124	66.0	146,047	63.0	2,095	143,952	7,078	4.6	78,743
2008	233,788	154,287	66.0	145,362	62.2	2,168	143,194	8,924	5.8	79,501
2009	235,801	154,142	65.4	139,877	59.3	2,103	137,775	14,265	9.3	81,659
2010	237,830	153,889	64.7	139,064	58.5	2,206	136,858	14,825	9.6	83,941
2011	239,618	153,617	64.1	139,869	58.4	2,254	137,615	13,747	8.9	86,001
2012	243,284	154,975	63.7	142,469	58.6	2,186	140,283	12,506	8.1	88,310
2013	245,679	155,389	63.2	143,929	58.6	2,130	141,799	11,460	7.4	90,290
2014	247,947	155,922	62.9	146,305	59.0	2,237	144,068	9,617	6.2	92,025
2015	250,801	157,130	62.7	148,834	59.3	2,422	146,411	8,296	5.3	93,671
2016	253,538	159,187	62.8	151,436	59.7	2,460	148,976	7,751	4.9	94,351
2017	255,079	160,320	62.9	153,337	60.1	2,454	150,883	6,982	4.4	94,759
2018	257,791	162,075	62.9	155,761	60.4	2,425	153,336	6,314	3.9	95,716
2019	259,175	163,539	63.1	157,538	60.8	2,425	155,113	6,001	3.7	95,636
2020	260,329	160,742	61.7	147,795	56.8	2,349	145,446	12,947	8.1	99,587
2021	261,445	161,204	61.7	152,581	58.4	2,291	150,290	8,623	5.3	100,241
2022	263,973	164,287	62.2	158,291	60.0	2,290	156,001	5,996	3.6	99,686
2023	266,942	167,116	62.6	161,037	60.3	2,264	158,772	6,080	3.6	99,826
2024	268,571	168,106	62.6	161,346	60.1	2,254	159,091	6,761	4.0	100,465
2025	273,653	170,807	62.4	163,493	59.7	2,225	161,268	7,314	4.3	102,846
NOTE: Revisions to population controls and other changes can affect the comparability of labor force levels over time. In recent years, for example, updated population controls have been introduced annually with the release of January data. Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.

Last Modified Date: February 20, 2026