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Persons in the Labor Force,
1840–2008
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Labor force1 |
| Year |
Number
(thousands) |
Percent of
working-age
population |
| 1840 |
5,420 |
46.6% |
| 1850 |
7,697 |
46.8 |
| 1860 |
10,533 |
47.0 |
| 1870 |
12,925 |
45.8 |
| 1880 |
17,392 |
47.3 |
| 1890 |
23,318 |
49.2 |
| 1900 |
29,073 |
50.2 |
| 1910 |
37,371 |
52.2 |
| 1920 |
42,434 |
51.3 |
| 1930 |
48,830 |
49.5 |
| 1940 |
55,640 |
55.7 |
| 1945 |
53,860 |
57.2 |
| 1950 |
62,208 |
59.2 |
| 19552 |
65,023 |
59.3 |
| 1960 |
69,628 |
59.4 |
| 19652 |
74,455 |
58.9 |
| 1970 |
82,771 |
60.4% |
| 19752 |
93,774 |
61.2 |
| 19802 |
106,940 |
63.8 |
| 1985 |
115,461 |
64.8 |
| 19902 |
125,840 |
66.5 |
| 19952 |
132,304 |
66.6 |
| 1996 |
133,943 |
66.8 |
| 19972 |
136,297 |
67.1 |
| 19982 |
137,673 |
67.1 |
| 19992 |
139,368 |
67.1 |
| 20002 |
142,583 |
67.1 |
| 2001 |
143,734 |
66.8 |
| 2002 |
144,863 |
66.6 |
| 20032 |
146,510 |
66.2 |
| 20042 |
147,401 |
66.0 |
| 20052 |
149,320 |
66.0 |
| 20062 |
151,370 |
66.4 |
| 20072 |
153,866 |
66.0 |
| 20082 |
154,287 |
66.0 |
1. For 1840 to 1930, the data relate to
the population and gainful workers at age 10 and over; for 1940 to 1945,
the data relate to the population and labor force at age 14 and over;
for 1950 onward, the data relate to the population and labor force at
age 16 and over.
2. Not strictly comparable with data for
prior years.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics. Web: data.bls.gov .
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