Employment-to-population ratio, Jan. 1948-Jan. 2000 Percent Jan-48 56.6 Feb-48 56.7 Mar-48 56.1 Apr-48 56.7 May-48 56.2 Jun-48 57 Jul-48 57.1 Aug-48 56.6 Sep-48 56.6 Oct-48 56.5 Nov-48 56.5 Dec-48 56.8 Jan-49 56.2 Feb-49 56.2 Mar-49 56 Apr-49 55.7 May-49 55.4 Jun-49 55 Jul-49 55 Aug-49 55.1 Sep-49 55.3 Oct-49 54.9 Nov-49 55.6 Dec-49 55.3 Jan-50 55.1 Feb-50 55.1 Mar-50 55.1 Apr-50 55.8 May-50 55.8 Jun-50 56.2 Jul-50 56.1 Aug-50 56.8 Sep-50 56.6 Oct-50 56.9 Nov-50 56.9 Dec-50 56.7 Jan-51 56.9 Feb-51 57 Mar-51 57.7 Apr-51 57.3 May-51 57.6 Jun-51 57.1 Jul-51 57.6 Aug-51 57.4 Sep-51 57.1 Oct-51 57.3 Nov-51 57.1 Dec-51 57.7 Jan-52 57.7 Feb-52 57.7 Mar-52 57.1 Apr-52 57.1 May-52 57.3 Jun-52 57.3 Jul-52 57 Aug-52 56.8 Sep-52 57.4 Oct-52 56.9 Nov-52 57.5 Dec-52 57.6 Jan-53 57.8 Feb-53 58 Mar-53 58.1 Apr-53 57.5 May-53 57.1 Jun-53 57.4 Jul-53 57.4 Aug-53 57.1 Sep-53 56.8 Oct-53 56.7 Nov-53 56.5 Dec-53 55.7 Jan-54 55.7 Feb-54 56.2 Mar-54 55.7 Apr-54 55.7 May-54 55.4 Jun-54 55.2 Jul-54 55 Aug-54 55.2 Sep-54 55.5 Oct-54 55.5 Nov-54 55.5 Dec-54 55.2 Jan-55 55.7 Feb-55 55.7 Mar-55 55.8 Apr-55 56.2 May-55 56.3 Jun-55 56.3 Jul-55 56.9 Aug-55 57.1 Sep-55 57.2 Oct-55 57.2 Nov-55 57.4 Dec-55 57.7 Jan-56 57.8 Feb-56 57.5 Mar-56 57.3 Apr-56 57.5 May-56 57.6 Jun-56 57.5 Jul-56 57.5 Aug-56 57.6 Sep-56 57.6 Oct-56 57.5 Nov-56 57.3 Dec-56 57.3 Jan-57 57 Feb-57 57.5 Mar-57 57.6 Apr-57 57.2 May-57 57.1 Jun-57 57.2 Jul-57 57.5 Aug-57 56.9 Sep-57 57 Oct-57 56.8 Nov-57 56.4 Dec-57 56.6 Jan-58 55.9 Feb-58 55.5 Mar-58 55.3 Apr-58 55.2 May-58 55.4 Jun-58 55.2 Jul-58 55.2 Aug-58 55.4 Sep-58 55.4 Oct-58 55.6 Nov-58 55.5 Dec-58 55.5 Jan-59 55.7 Feb-59 55.5 Mar-59 56 Apr-59 56.3 May-59 56.2 Jun-59 56.3 Jul-59 56.3 Aug-59 56.1 Sep-59 56 Oct-59 56.1 Nov-59 55.7 Dec-59 56.3 Jan-60 56 Feb-60 56.2 Mar-60 55.4 Apr-60 56.4 May-60 56.4 Jun-60 56.5 Jul-60 56.2 Aug-60 56.1 Sep-60 56.4 Oct-60 55.8 Nov-60 56.1 Dec-60 55.7 Jan-61 55.7 Feb-61 55.5 Mar-61 55.6 Apr-61 55.2 May-61 55.2 Jun-61 55.6 Jul-61 55.2 Aug-61 55.3 Sep-61 55 Oct-61 55.3 Nov-61 55.5 Dec-61 55.3 Jan-62 55.4 Feb-62 55.7 Mar-62 55.7 Apr-62 55.4 May-62 55.7 Jun-62 55.6 Jul-62 55.3 Aug-62 55.7 Sep-62 55.7 Oct-62 55.5 Nov-62 55.2 Dec-62 55.2 Jan-63 55.2 Feb-63 55.1 Mar-63 55.3 Apr-63 55.5 May-63 55.3 Jun-63 55.3 Jul-63 55.4 Aug-63 55.4 Sep-63 55.5 Oct-63 55.5 Nov-63 55.4 Dec-63 55.3 Jan-64 55.3 Feb-64 55.6 Mar-64 55.5 Apr-64 55.9 May-64 56.1 Jun-64 55.6 Jul-64 55.7 Aug-64 55.7 Sep-64 55.7 Oct-64 55.6 Nov-64 55.7 Dec-64 55.6 Jan-65 55.7 Feb-65 55.7 Mar-65 55.9 Apr-65 56 May-65 56.2 Jun-65 56.1 Jul-65 56.5 Aug-65 56.3 Sep-65 56.2 Oct-65 56.4 Nov-65 56.4 Dec-65 56.6 Jan-66 56.7 Feb-66 56.6 Mar-66 56.6 Apr-66 56.8 May-66 56.7 Jun-66 56.9 Jul-66 56.9 Aug-66 57 Sep-66 57.1 Oct-66 57.1 Nov-66 57.4 Dec-66 57.3 Jan-67 57.1 Feb-67 57 Mar-67 56.8 Apr-67 57.1 May-67 57 Jun-67 57.3 Jul-67 57.4 Aug-67 57.4 Sep-67 57.4 Oct-67 57.5 Nov-67 57.5 Dec-67 57.6 Jan-68 57 Feb-68 57.3 Mar-68 57.4 Apr-68 57.4 May-68 57.8 Jun-68 57.8 Jul-68 57.6 Aug-68 57.5 Sep-68 57.5 Oct-68 57.5 Nov-68 57.6 Dec-68 57.7 Jan-69 57.6 Feb-69 57.9 Mar-69 57.9 Apr-69 57.9 May-69 57.8 Jun-69 58 Jul-69 58 Aug-69 58.1 Sep-69 58.1 Oct-69 58.1 Nov-69 58.1 Dec-69 58.1 Jan-70 58 Feb-70 57.9 Mar-70 57.9 Apr-70 57.9 May-70 57.5 Jun-70 57.3 Jul-70 57.4 Aug-70 57.2 Sep-70 57 Oct-70 57 Nov-70 56.9 Dec-70 56.7 Jan-71 56.8 Feb-71 56.6 Mar-71 56.4 Apr-71 56.6 May-71 56.6 Jun-71 56.2 Jul-71 56.5 Aug-71 56.6 Sep-71 56.6 Oct-71 56.6 Nov-71 56.8 Dec-71 56.8 Jan-72 56.7 Feb-72 56.7 Mar-72 56.9 Apr-72 56.9 May-72 57 Jun-72 57 Jul-72 57 Aug-72 57.1 Sep-72 57 Oct-72 57 Nov-72 57.2 Dec-72 57.3 Jan-73 57.1 Feb-73 57.5 Mar-73 57.8 Apr-73 57.7 May-73 57.7 Jun-73 58 Jul-73 57.9 Aug-73 57.8 Sep-73 57.9 Oct-73 58.1 Nov-73 58.2 Dec-73 58.2 Jan-74 58.2 Feb-74 58.2 Mar-74 58.2 Apr-74 58 May-74 58 Jun-74 58 Jul-74 58 Aug-74 57.8 Sep-74 57.7 Oct-74 57.6 Nov-74 57.3 Dec-74 56.9 Jan-75 56.4 Feb-75 56.1 Mar-75 56 Apr-75 55.9 May-75 56 Jun-75 55.8 Jul-75 56 Aug-75 56.1 Sep-75 56.1 Oct-75 56.1 Nov-75 56 Dec-75 56.1 Jan-76 56.4 Feb-76 56.5 Mar-76 56.7 Apr-76 56.8 May-76 57 Jun-76 56.8 Jul-76 57 Aug-76 57 Sep-76 56.9 Oct-76 56.9 Nov-76 57 Dec-76 57 Jan-77 57 Feb-77 57.2 Mar-77 57.4 Apr-77 57.6 May-77 57.8 Jun-77 57.9 Jul-77 57.8 Aug-77 58 Sep-77 58.1 Oct-77 58.2 Nov-77 58.6 Dec-77 58.7 Jan-78 58.8 Feb-78 58.8 Mar-78 58.8 Apr-78 59.2 May-78 59.3 Jun-78 59.5 Jul-78 59.3 Aug-78 59.4 Sep-78 59.5 Oct-78 59.7 Nov-78 59.8 Dec-78 59.8 Jan-79 59.9 Feb-79 60.1 Mar-79 60 Apr-79 59.8 May-79 59.8 Jun-79 59.9 Jul-79 60 Aug-79 59.8 Sep-79 60 Oct-79 59.9 Nov-79 60 Dec-79 60.1 Jan-80 60 Feb-80 60 Mar-80 59.7 Apr-80 59.4 May-80 59.1 Jun-80 58.9 Jul-80 58.8 Aug-80 58.8 Sep-80 58.9 Oct-80 58.9 Nov-80 59 Dec-80 59 Jan-81 59.1 Feb-81 59.2 Mar-81 59.4 Apr-81 59.6 May-81 59.5 Jun-81 59 Jul-81 59.1 Aug-81 59.1 Sep-81 58.7 Oct-81 58.8 Nov-81 58.6 Dec-81 58.2 Jan-82 58.2 Feb-82 58.2 Mar-82 58.1 Apr-82 57.9 May-82 58.2 Jun-82 57.8 Jul-82 57.7 Aug-82 57.8 Sep-82 57.6 Oct-82 57.4 Nov-82 57.3 Dec-82 57.2 Jan-83 57.2 Feb-83 57.1 Mar-83 57.1 Apr-83 57.3 May-83 57.3 Jun-83 57.8 Jul-83 58.1 Aug-83 58.2 Sep-83 58.4 Oct-83 58.4 Nov-83 58.7 Dec-83 58.8 Jan-84 58.8 Feb-84 59.1 Mar-84 59.1 Apr-84 59.3 May-84 59.7 Jun-84 59.9 Jul-84 59.8 Aug-84 59.6 Sep-84 59.7 Oct-84 59.7 Nov-84 59.8 Dec-84 59.9 Jan-85 59.9 Feb-85 60 Mar-85 60.2 Apr-85 60.1 May-85 60.1 Jun-85 59.8 Jul-85 59.9 Aug-85 60 Sep-85 60.3 Oct-85 60.3 Nov-85 60.4 Dec-85 60.4 Jan-86 60.6 Feb-86 60.3 Mar-86 60.5 Apr-86 60.5 May-86 60.5 Jun-86 60.7 Jul-86 60.8 Aug-86 60.8 Sep-86 60.8 Oct-86 60.9 Nov-86 60.9 Dec-86 61 Jan-87 61 Feb-87 61.1 Mar-87 61.2 Apr-87 61.3 May-87 61.6 Jun-87 61.4 Jul-87 61.6 Aug-87 61.8 Sep-87 61.6 Oct-87 61.8 Nov-87 61.9 Dec-87 62 Jan-88 62 Feb-88 62.1 Mar-88 61.9 Apr-88 62.2 May-88 62 Jun-88 62.3 Jul-88 62.3 Aug-88 62.4 Sep-88 62.4 Oct-88 62.5 Nov-88 62.7 Dec-88 62.6 Jan-89 62.9 Feb-89 62.9 Mar-89 62.9 Apr-89 62.9 May-89 62.9 Jun-89 63 Jul-89 63 Aug-89 63.1 Sep-89 62.8 Oct-89 62.9 Nov-89 63 Dec-89 63 Jan-90 63.2 Feb-90 63.2 Mar-90 63.2 Apr-90 63 May-90 63.1 Jun-90 62.9 Jul-90 62.8 Aug-90 62.7 Sep-90 62.5 Oct-90 62.5 Nov-90 62.3 Dec-90 62.2 Jan-91 62 Feb-91 61.9 Mar-91 61.8 Apr-91 62 May-91 61.6 Jun-91 61.7 Jul-91 61.6 Aug-91 61.5 Sep-91 61.6 Oct-91 61.5 Nov-91 61.4 Dec-91 61.2 Jan-92 61.5 Feb-92 61.3 Mar-92 61.5 Apr-92 61.6 May-92 61.5 Jun-92 61.5 Jul-92 61.6 Aug-92 61.6 Sep-92 61.4 Oct-92 61.3 Nov-92 61.4 Dec-92 61.4 Jan-93 61.4 Feb-93 61.4 Mar-93 61.5 Apr-93 61.5 May-93 61.7 Jun-93 61.8 Jul-93 61.8 Aug-93 62 Sep-93 61.7 Oct-93 61.8 Nov-93 61.9 Dec-93 62 Jan-94 62.2 Feb-94 62.3 Mar-94 62.1 Apr-94 62.3 May-94 62.5 Jun-94 62.3 Jul-94 62.3 Aug-94 62.6 Sep-94 62.7 Oct-94 62.9 Nov-94 63 Dec-94 63.1 Jan-95 63 Feb-95 63.1 Mar-95 63.1 Apr-95 63.1 May-95 62.7 Jun-95 62.7 Jul-95 62.8 Aug-95 62.8 Sep-95 62.9 Oct-95 62.9 Nov-95 62.8 Dec-95 62.7 Jan-96 62.7 Feb-96 62.9 Mar-96 63 Apr-96 63 May-96 63 Jun-96 63.2 Jul-96 63.3 Aug-96 63.3 Sep-96 63.4 Oct-96 63.5 Nov-96 63.4 Dec-96 63.4 Jan-97 63.5 Feb-97 63.4 Mar-97 63.7 Apr-97 63.7 May-97 63.8 Jun-97 63.8 Jul-97 63.9 Aug-97 63.9 Sep-97 63.9 Oct-97 63.9 Nov-97 64 Dec-97 64 Jan-98 64.1 Feb-98 64 Mar-98 64 Apr-98 64.1 May-98 64.1 Jun-98 64 Jul-98 64 Aug-98 63.9 Sep-98 64.1 Oct-98 64.1 Nov-98 64.1 Dec-98 64.2 Jan-99 64.4 Feb-99 64.3 Mar-99 64.2 Apr-99 64.2 May-99 64.2 Jun-99 64.2 Jul-99 64.2 Aug-99 64.2 Sep-99 64.2 Oct-99 64.2 Nov-99 64.3 Dec-99 64.4 Jan-00 64.8