Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted (population data is not adjusted for seasonal variation; not seasonally adjusted version used)

	Name	Period	Value	Preceding Period	Year Ago from Period	Units
	Total
	Civilian noninstitutional population	Dec 1976	157,438 Thousands of Persons	157,235 Thousands of Persons	154,589 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	Dec 1976	97,348 Thousands of Persons	97,254 Thousands of Persons	94,409 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	Dec 1976	61.8 Percent	61.9 Percent	61.1 Percent	%
	Employed	Dec 1976	89,803 Thousands of Persons	89,634 Thousands of Persons	86,665 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	Dec 1976	57 Percent	57 Percent	56.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	Dec 1976	7,545 Thousands of Persons	7,620 Thousands of Persons	7,744 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	Dec 1976	7.8 Percent	7.8 Percent	8.2 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	Dec 1976	60,090 Thousands of Persons	59,981 Thousands of Persons	60,180 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Persons who currently want a job	.	. Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 16 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	Dec 1976	74,425 Thousands of Persons	74,282 Thousands of Persons	73,001 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	Dec 1976	57,740 Thousands of Persons	57,683 Thousands of Persons	56,380 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	Dec 1976	77.6 Percent	77.7 Percent	77.2 Percent	%
	Employed	Dec 1976	53,579 Thousands of Persons	53,486 Thousands of Persons	52,111 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	Dec 1976	72 Percent	72 Percent	71.4 Percent	%
	Unemployed	Dec 1976	4,161 Thousands of Persons	4,197 Thousands of Persons	4,269 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	Dec 1976	7.2 Percent	7.3 Percent	7.6 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	Dec 1976	16,685 Thousands of Persons	16,599 Thousands of Persons	16,621 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	Dec 1976	66,163 Thousands of Persons	66,016 Thousands of Persons	64,799 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	Dec 1976	52,826 Thousands of Persons	52,802 Thousands of Persons	51,612 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	Dec 1976	79.8 Percent	80 Percent	79.6 Percent	%
	Employed	Dec 1976	49,599 Thousands of Persons	49,561 Thousands of Persons	48,266 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	Dec 1976	75 Percent	75.1 Percent	74.5 Percent	%
	Unemployed	Dec 1976	3,227 Thousands of Persons	3,241 Thousands of Persons	3,346 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	Dec 1976	6.1 Percent	6.1 Percent	6.5 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	Dec 1976	13,337 Thousands of Persons	13,214 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Women, 16 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	Dec 1976	83,013 Thousands of Persons	82,954 Thousands of Persons	81,589 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	Dec 1976	39,608 Thousands of Persons	39,571 Thousands of Persons	38,029 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	Dec 1976	47.7 Percent	47.7 Percent	46.6 Percent	%
	Employed	Dec 1976	36,224 Thousands of Persons	36,148 Thousands of Persons	34,554 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	Dec 1976	43.6 Percent	43.6 Percent	42.4 Percent	%
	Unemployed	Dec 1976	3,384 Thousands of Persons	3,423 Thousands of Persons	3,475 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	Dec 1976	8.5 Percent	8.7 Percent	9.1 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	Dec 1976	43,405 Thousands of Persons	43,383 Thousands of Persons	43,560 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Women, 20 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	Dec 1976	74,627 Thousands of Persons	74,569 Thousands of Persons	73,255 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	Dec 1976	35,511 Thousands of Persons	35,397 Thousands of Persons	33,906 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	Dec 1976	47.6 Percent	47.5 Percent	46.3 Percent	%
	Employed	Dec 1976	32,914 Thousands of Persons	32,753 Thousands of Persons	31,268 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	Dec 1976	44.1 Percent	43.9 Percent	42.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	Dec 1976	2,597 Thousands of Persons	2,644 Thousands of Persons	2,638 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	Dec 1976	7.3 Percent	7.5 Percent	7.8 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	Dec 1976	39,116 Thousands of Persons	39,172 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Both Sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian noninstitutional population	Dec 1976	16,648 Thousands of Persons	16,650 Thousands of Persons	16,535 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	Dec 1976	9,011 Thousands of Persons	9,055 Thousands of Persons	8,891 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	Dec 1976	54.1 Percent	54.4 Percent	53.8 Percent	%
	Employed	Dec 1976	7,290 Thousands of Persons	7,320 Thousands of Persons	7,131 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	Dec 1976	43.8 Percent	44 Percent	43.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	Dec 1976	1,721 Thousands of Persons	1,735 Thousands of Persons	1,760 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	Dec 1976	19.1 Percent	19.2 Percent	19.8 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	Dec 1976	7,637 Thousands of Persons	7,595 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons