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Employment Status by Sex, 1970–2005

		Civilian labor force
		Employed		Unemployed
Year	Civilian noninstitutional population (in thousands)	Total (in thousands)	Percent of population	Total (in thousands)	Percent of labor force
Total both sexes
1970	137,085	78,678	57.5%	4,093	4.9%
1975	153,153	85,846	56.1	7,929	8.5
1980	167,745	99,303	59.2	7,637	7.1
1985	178,206	107,150	60.1	8,312	7.2
1990	189,164	118,793	62.8	7,047	5.6
1995	198,584	124,900	62.9	7,404	5.6
2000	212,577	136,891	64.4	5,692	4.0
2002	217,570	136,485	62.7	8,378	5.8
2003	221,168	137,736	62.3	8,774	6.0
2004	223,357	139,252	62.3	8,149	5.5
2005	226,082	141,730	62.7	7,591	5.1
Women
1970	72,782	29,688	40.8	1,855	5.9
1975	80,860	33,989	42.0	3,486	9.3
1980	88,348	42,117	47.7	3,370	7.4
1985	93,736	47,259	50.4	3,791	7.4
1990	98,787	53,689	54.3	3,140	5.5
1995	103,406	57,523	55.6	3,421	5.6
2000	110,613	63,586	57.5	2,717	4.1
2002	112,985	63,582	56.3	3,781	5.6
2003	114,733	64,404	56.1	3,868	5.7
2004	115,647	64,728	56.0	3,694	5.4
2005	116,931	65,757	56.2	3,531	5.1
Men
1970	64,304	48,990	76.2	2,238	4.4
1975	72,291	51,857	71.7	4,442	7.9
1980	79,398	57,186	72.0	4,267	6.9
1985	84,469	59,891	70.9	4,521	7.0
1990	90,377	65,104	72.0	3,906	5.7
1995	95,178	67,377	70.8	3,983	5.6
2000	101,964	73,305	71.9	2,975	3.9
2002	104,585	72,903	69.7	4,597	5.9
2003	106,435	73,332	68.9	4,906	6.3
2004	107,710	74,524	69.2	4,456	5.6
2005	109,151	75,973	69.6	4,059	5.1