Farm and Nonfarm Labor Force, 1940–2005
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
(number in thousands)
| Year | Civilian labor force employed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Agriculture | Nonagricultural industries | |
| 19401 | 47,520 | 9,540 | 37,980 |
| 19451 | 52,820 | 8,580 | 44,240 |
| 1950 | 58,918 | 7,160 | 51,758 |
| 1955 | 62,170 | 6,450 | 55,722 |
| 19602 | 65,778 | 5,458 | 60,318 |
| 1965 | 71,088 | 4,361 | 66,726 |
| 1970 | 78,678 | 3,463 | 75,215 |
| 1975 | 85,846 | 3,408 | 82,438 |
| 1980 | 99,302 | 3,364 | 95,938 |
| 1985 | 107,150 | 3,179 | 103,971 |
| 19902 | 118,793 | 3,223 | 115,570 |
| 1995 | 124,900 | 3,440 | 121,460 |
| 1996 | 126,708 | 3,443 | 123,264 |
| 19973 | 129,558 | 3,399 | 126,159 |
| 19983 | 131,463 | 3,378 | 128,085 |
| 19993 | 133,488 | 3,281 | 130,207 |
| 20003 | 136,891 | 2,464 | 134,427 |
| 2001 | 136,933 | 2,299 | 134,635 |
| 2002 | 136,485 | 2,311 | 134,174 |
| 2003 | 137,736 | 2,275 | 135,461 |
| 2004 | 139,252 | 2,232 | 137,020 |
| 2005 | 141,730 | 2,197 | 139,532 |
1. Data for persons age 14 and over. Beginning 1950, data relate to persons age 16 and over.
2. Not strictly comparable with data for prior years.
3. Beginning in Jan. 2000, data are not strictly comparable with data for 1999 and earlier years because of the revisions in the population controls used in the household survey.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Web: www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat1.pdf .
| Median Weekly Earnings of Selected Occupations, 2005 | Labor and Employment | Persons in the Labor Force, 1840–2005 |
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