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Year | Civilian labor force (thousands) | Percent distribution | Civilian labor force (thousands) | Percent distribution | ||||||||
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Total | High school | College | Total | Less than a high school diploma | High school graduates, no college (2) | Some college, no degree, or associate degree | College graduates (3) | |||||
Less than 4 years | 4 years, no college | 1 to 3 years | 4 years or more | |||||||||
Total, both sexes | ||||||||||||
1970 (1) | 61,765 | 100.0 | 36.1 | 38.1 | 11.8 | 14.1 | ||||||
1971 | 62,344 | 100.0 | 34.5 | 38.4 | 12.3 | 14.8 | ||||||
1972 | 63,704 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 38.8 | 12.4 | 15.5 | ||||||
1973 | 64,775 | 100.0 | 30.9 | 39.7 | 13.0 | 16.4 | ||||||
1974 | 66,527 | 100.0 | 29.3 | 39.5 | 13.7 | 17.5 | ||||||
1975 | 67,774 | 100.0 | 27.5 | 39.7 | 14.4 | 18.3 | ||||||
1976 | 69,243 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 39.6 | 15.2 | 19.4 | ||||||
1977 | 71,324 | 100.0 | 24.9 | 39.2 | 15.7 | 20.2 | ||||||
1978 | 73,504 | 100.0 | 23.7 | 39.2 | 16.5 | 20.6 | ||||||
1979 | 75,781 | 100.0 | 21.8 | 39.5 | 17.3 | 21.3 | ||||||
1980 | 78,010 | 100.0 | 20.6 | 39.8 | 17.6 | 22.0 | ||||||
1981 | 80,273 | 100.0 | 19.7 | 40.6 | 17.7 | 22.0 | ||||||
1982 | 81,516 | 100.0 | 18.8 | 40.8 | 17.3 | 23.1 | ||||||
1983 | 83,615 | 100.0 | 17.8 | 39.9 | 18.1 | 24.2 | ||||||
1984 | 86,001 | 100.0 | 16.7 | 40.2 | 18.4 | 24.7 | ||||||
1985 | 88,424 | 100.0 | 15.9 | 40.2 | 19.0 | 24.9 | ||||||
1986 | 90,500 | 100.0 | 15.5 | 40.2 | 19.5 | 24.8 | ||||||
1987 | 92,966 | 100.0 | 14.9 | 40.2 | 19.7 | 25.3 | ||||||
1988 | 94,870 | 100.0 | 14.7 | 39.9 | 19.7 | 25.7 | ||||||
1989 | 97,318 | 100.0 | 14.0 | 39.6 | 20.0 | 26.4 | ||||||
1990 | 99,175 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 39.5 | 20.7 | 26.4 | ||||||
1991 | 100,480 | 100.0 | 13.0 | 39.4 | 21.1 | 26.5 | ||||||
1992 (4) | 103,018 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 35.7 | 25.6 | 26.6 | ||||||
1993 | 104,237 | 100.0 | 11.3 | 35.1 | 26.6 | 27.0 | ||||||
1994 | 105,610 | 100.0 | 10.8 | 33.9 | 27.7 | 27.6 | ||||||
1995 | 107,032 | 100.0 | 10.4 | 33.2 | 28.1 | 28.3 | ||||||
1996 | 108,932 | 100.0 | 10.6 | 32.9 | 27.8 | 28.7 | ||||||
1997 | 110,945 | 100.0 | 10.6 | 32.9 | 27.5 | 29.0 | ||||||
1998 | 111,932 | 100.0 | 10.5 | 32.4 | 27.4 | 29.8 | ||||||
1999 | 113,095 | 100.0 | 10.0 | 31.8 | 27.6 | 30.5 | ||||||
2000 | 115,750 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 31.4 | 27.8 | 30.7 | ||||||
2001 | 116,893 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 30.9 | 28.0 | 31.0 | ||||||
2002 | 118,028 | 100.0 | 10.0 | 30.7 | 27.7 | 31.6 | ||||||
2003 | 119,621 | 100.0 | 9.9 | 30.3 | 27.6 | 32.1 | ||||||
2004 | 120,135 | 100.0 | 9.7 | 30.1 | 27.7 | 32.4 | ||||||
2005 | 121,752 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 29.9 | 27.8 | 32.5 | ||||||
2006 | 123,550 | 100.0 | 9.7 | 29.6 | 27.7 | 33.0 | ||||||
2007 | 125,104 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 29.2 | 27.7 | 33.8 | ||||||
2008 | 126,011 | 100.0 | 9.0 | 28.8 | 28.0 | 34.2 | ||||||
Women | ||||||||||||
1970 (1) | 22,462 | 100.0 | 33.5 | 44.3 | 10.9 | 11.2 | ||||||
1971 | 22,804 | 100.0 | 32.2 | 44.2 | 11.9 | 11.8 | ||||||
1972 | 23,606 | 100.0 | 30.7 | 45.1 | 11.8 | 12.4 | ||||||
1973 | 24,158 | 100.0 | 28.4 | 45.9 | 12.4 | 13.3 | ||||||
1974 | 25,203 | 100.0 | 26.7 | 45.3 | 13.4 | 14.6 | ||||||
1975 | 26,146 | 100.0 | 26.5 | 45.5 | 13.9 | 14.1 | ||||||
1976 | 27,166 | 100.0 | 24.0 | 45.1 | 14.7 | 16.2 | ||||||
1977 | 28,369 | 100.0 | 22.8 | 45.1 | 15.2 | 16.9 | ||||||
1978 | 29,738 | 100.0 | 22.0 | 44.9 | 16.1 | 17.0 | ||||||
1979 | 31,151 | 100.0 | 20.1 | 45.0 | 17.1 | 17.8 | ||||||
1980 | 32,593 | 100.0 | 18.4 | 45.4 | 17.4 | 18.7 | ||||||
1981 | 33,910 | 100.0 | 17.4 | 46.1 | 17.9 | 18.6 | ||||||
1982 | 34,870 | 100.0 | 16.6 | 45.6 | 18.3 | 19.5 | ||||||
1983 | 35,712 | 100.0 | 15.6 | 44.8 | 18.8 | 20.9 | ||||||
1984 | 37,234 | 100.0 | 14.5 | 44.9 | 18.9 | 21.7 | ||||||
1985 | 38,779 | 100.0 | 13.7 | 44.4 | 19.9 | 22.0 | ||||||
1986 | 39,767 | 100.0 | 13.2 | 44.3 | 20.3 | 22.2 | ||||||
1987 | 41,105 | 100.0 | 12.5 | 44.0 | 20.7 | 22.8 | ||||||
1988 | 42,254 | 100.0 | 12.4 | 43.3 | 21.2 | 23.1 | ||||||
1989 | 43,650 | 100.0 | 11.9 | 42.9 | 20.9 | 24.3 | ||||||
1990 | 44,699 | 100.0 | 11.3 | 42.4 | 21.9 | 24.5 | ||||||
1991 | 45,315 | 100.0 | 10.9 | 41.6 | 22.2 | 25.2 | ||||||
1992 (4) | 46,589 | 100.0 | 10.3 | 37.4 | 27.3 | 25.0 | ||||||
1993 | 47,245 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 36.6 | 28.4 | 25.7 | ||||||
1994 | 48,405 | 100.0 | 9.0 | 35.0 | 29.8 | 26.2 | ||||||
1995 | 49,247 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 34.1 | 30.2 | 26.9 | ||||||
1996 | 50,240 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 33.6 | 29.9 | 27.8 | ||||||
1997 | 51,261 | 100.0 | 8.7 | 33.5 | 29.4 | 28.4 | ||||||
1998 | 51,678 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 32.7 | 29.4 | 29.2 | ||||||
1999 | 52,525 | 100.0 | 8.5 | 32.1 | 29.5 | 29.9 | ||||||
2000 | 53,749 | 100.0 | 8.5 | 31.6 | 29.8 | 30.1 | ||||||
2001 | 54,229 | 100.0 | 8.4 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 30.4 | ||||||
2002 | 54,710 | 100.0 | 8.1 | 30.6 | 29.9 | 31.3 | ||||||
2003 | 55,596 | 100.0 | 7.9 | 30.0 | 29.9 | 32.2 | ||||||
2004 | 55,616 | 100.0 | 7.7 | 29.4 | 30.2 | 32.6 | ||||||
2005 | 56,322 | 100.0 | 7.7 | 28.7 | 30.2 | 33.3 | ||||||
2006 | 57,201 | 100.0 | 7.6 | 28.3 | 30.2 | 33.9 | ||||||
2007 | 57,791 | 100.0 | 7.1 | 27.9 | 30.1 | 34.9 | ||||||
2008 | 58,465 | 100.0 | 6.9 | 27.2 | 30.4 | 35.6 | ||||||
Men | ||||||||||||
1970 (1) | 39,303 | 100.0 | 37.5 | 34.5 | 12.2 | 15.7 | ||||||
1971 | 39,539 | 100.0 | 35.9 | 35.1 | 12.5 | 16.5 | ||||||
1972 | 40,098 | 100.0 | 34.8 | 35.1 | 12.8 | 17.3 | ||||||
1973 | 40,617 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 36.0 | 13.4 | 18.2 | ||||||
1974 | 41,344 | 100.0 | 30.8 | 36.0 | 13.9 | 19.3 | ||||||
1975 | 41,628 | 100.0 | 28.9 | 36.1 | 14.8 | 20.2 | ||||||
1976 | 42,077 | 100.0 | 27.0 | 36.0 | 15.5 | 21.5 | ||||||
1977 | 42,954 | 100.0 | 26.3 | 35.3 | 16.1 | 22.3 | ||||||
1978 | 43,766 | 100.0 | 24.8 | 35.3 | 16.9 | 23.0 | ||||||
1979 | 44,630 | 100.0 | 23.0 | 35.7 | 17.5 | 23.8 | ||||||
1980 | 45,417 | 100.0 | 22.2 | 35.7 | 17.7 | 24.3 | ||||||
1981 | 46,363 | 100.0 | 21.5 | 36.5 | 17.4 | 24.6 | ||||||
1982 | 47,144 | 100.0 | 20.3 | 36.8 | 17.5 | 25.5 | ||||||
1983 | 47,903 | 100.0 | 19.4 | 36.3 | 17.7 | 26.6 | ||||||
1984 | 48,767 | 100.0 | 18.4 | 36.7 | 18.0 | 26.9 | ||||||
1985 | 49,647 | 100.0 | 17.7 | 36.9 | 18.3 | 27.1 | ||||||
1986 | 50,733 | 100.0 | 17.2 | 37.0 | 18.9 | 26.9 | ||||||
1987 | 51,860 | 100.0 | 16.8 | 37.1 | 18.9 | 27.2 | ||||||
1988 | 52,616 | 100.0 | 16.5 | 37.3 | 18.5 | 27.8 | ||||||
1989 | 53,668 | 100.0 | 15.7 | 36.9 | 19.2 | 28.2 | ||||||
1990 | 54,476 | 100.0 | 15.1 | 37.2 | 19.7 | 28.0 | ||||||
1991 | 55,165 | 100.0 | 14.7 | 37.5 | 20.2 | 27.6 | ||||||
1992 (4) | 56,428 | 100.0 | 13.7 | 34.2 | 24.3 | 27.8 | ||||||
1993 | 56,992 | 100.0 | 12.9 | 33.9 | 25.1 | 28.1 | ||||||
1994 | 57,205 | 100.0 | 12.4 | 33.0 | 25.9 | 28.8 | ||||||
1995 | 57,784 | 100.0 | 11.8 | 32.4 | 26.3 | 29.4 | ||||||
1996 | 58,692 | 100.0 | 12.2 | 32.3 | 26.1 | 29.4 | ||||||
1997 | 59,684 | 100.0 | 12.2 | 32.4 | 25.9 | 29.6 | ||||||
1998 | 60,255 | 100.0 | 12.0 | 32.1 | 25.6 | 30.3 | ||||||
1999 | 60,570 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 31.6 | 26.0 | 31.0 | ||||||
2000 | 62,001 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 31.2 | 26.1 | 31.2 | ||||||
2001 | 62,664 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 30.9 | 26.2 | 31.4 | ||||||
2002 | 63,318 | 100.0 | 11.6 | 30.8 | 25.8 | 31.8 | ||||||
2003 | 64,025 | 100.0 | 11.7 | 30.6 | 25.6 | 32.1 | ||||||
2004 | 64,519 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 30.7 | 25.6 | 32.3 | ||||||
2005 | 65,430 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 30.9 | 25.7 | 31.9 | ||||||
2006 | 66,350 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 30.6 | 25.5 | 32.3 | ||||||
2007 | 67,313 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 30.4 | 25.6 | 32.9 | ||||||
2008 | 67,546 | 100.0 | 10.9 | 30.2 | 25.9 | 33.0 | ||||||
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SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |