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Employment-to-population ratio of total population age 16 and older, 1948–2018

Employment-to-population ratio
Jan-1948 56.6
Feb-1948 56.7
Mar-1948 56.1
Apr-1948 56.7
May-1948 56.2
Jun-1948 57
Jul-1948 57.1
Aug-1948 56.6
Sep-1948 56.6
Oct-1948 56.5
Nov-1948 56.5
Dec-1948 56.8
Jan-1949 56.2
Feb-1949 56.2
Mar-1949 56
Apr-1949 55.7
May-1949 55.4
Jun-1949 55
Jul-1949 55
Aug-1949 55.1
Sep-1949 55.3
Oct-1949 54.9
Nov-1949 55.6
Dec-1949 55.3
Jan-1950 55.1
Feb-1950 55.1
Mar-1950 55.1
Apr-1950 55.8
May-1950 55.8
Jun-1950 56.2
Jul-1950 56.1
Aug-1950 56.8
Sep-1950 56.6
Oct-1950 56.9
Nov-1950 56.9
Dec-1950 56.7
Jan-1951 56.9
Feb-1951 57
Mar-1951 57.7
Apr-1951 57.3
May-1951 57.6
Jun-1951 57.1
Jul-1951 57.6
Aug-1951 57.4
Sep-1951 57.1
Oct-1951 57.3
Nov-1951 57.1
Dec-1951 57.7
Jan-1952 57.7
Feb-1952 57.7
Mar-1952 57.1
Apr-1952 57.1
May-1952 57.3
Jun-1952 57.3
Jul-1952 57
Aug-1952 56.8
Sep-1952 57.4
Oct-1952 56.9
Nov-1952 57.5
Dec-1952 57.6
Jan-1953 57.8
Feb-1953 58
Mar-1953 58.1
Apr-1953 57.5
May-1953 57.1
Jun-1953 57.4
Jul-1953 57.4
Aug-1953 57.1
Sep-1953 56.8
Oct-1953 56.7
Nov-1953 56.5
Dec-1953 55.7
Jan-1954 55.7
Feb-1954 56.2
Mar-1954 55.7
Apr-1954 55.7
May-1954 55.4
Jun-1954 55.2
Jul-1954 55
Aug-1954 55.2
Sep-1954 55.5
Oct-1954 55.5
Nov-1954 55.5
Dec-1954 55.2
Jan-1955 55.7
Feb-1955 55.7
Mar-1955 55.8
Apr-1955 56.2
May-1955 56.3
Jun-1955 56.3
Jul-1955 56.9
Aug-1955 57.1
Sep-1955 57.2
Oct-1955 57.2
Nov-1955 57.4
Dec-1955 57.7
Jan-1956 57.8
Feb-1956 57.5
Mar-1956 57.3
Apr-1956 57.5
May-1956 57.6
Jun-1956 57.5
Jul-1956 57.5
Aug-1956 57.6
Sep-1956 57.6
Oct-1956 57.5
Nov-1956 57.3
Dec-1956 57.3
Jan-1957 57
Feb-1957 57.5
Mar-1957 57.6
Apr-1957 57.2
May-1957 57.1
Jun-1957 57.2
Jul-1957 57.5
Aug-1957 56.9
Sep-1957 57
Oct-1957 56.8
Nov-1957 56.4
Dec-1957 56.6
Jan-1958 55.9
Feb-1958 55.5
Mar-1958 55.3
Apr-1958 55.2
May-1958 55.4
Jun-1958 55.2
Jul-1958 55.2
Aug-1958 55.4
Sep-1958 55.4
Oct-1958 55.6
Nov-1958 55.5
Dec-1958 55.5
Jan-1959 55.7
Feb-1959 55.5
Mar-1959 56
Apr-1959 56.3
May-1959 56.2
Jun-1959 56.3
Jul-1959 56.3
Aug-1959 56.1
Sep-1959 56
Oct-1959 56.1
Nov-1959 55.7
Dec-1959 56.3
Jan-1960 56
Feb-1960 56.2
Mar-1960 55.4
Apr-1960 56.4
May-1960 56.4
Jun-1960 56.5
Jul-1960 56.2
Aug-1960 56.1
Sep-1960 56.4
Oct-1960 55.8
Nov-1960 56.1
Dec-1960 55.7
Jan-1961 55.7
Feb-1961 55.5
Mar-1961 55.6
Apr-1961 55.2
May-1961 55.2
Jun-1961 55.6
Jul-1961 55.2
Aug-1961 55.3
Sep-1961 55
Oct-1961 55.3
Nov-1961 55.5
Dec-1961 55.3
Jan-1962 55.4
Feb-1962 55.7
Mar-1962 55.7
Apr-1962 55.4
May-1962 55.7
Jun-1962 55.6
Jul-1962 55.3
Aug-1962 55.7
Sep-1962 55.7
Oct-1962 55.5
Nov-1962 55.2
Dec-1962 55.2
Jan-1963 55.2
Feb-1963 55.1
Mar-1963 55.3
Apr-1963 55.5
May-1963 55.3
Jun-1963 55.3
Jul-1963 55.4
Aug-1963 55.4
Sep-1963 55.5
Oct-1963 55.5
Nov-1963 55.4
Dec-1963 55.3
Jan-1964 55.3
Feb-1964 55.6
Mar-1964 55.5
Apr-1964 55.9
May-1964 56.1
Jun-1964 55.6
Jul-1964 55.7
Aug-1964 55.7
Sep-1964 55.7
Oct-1964 55.6
Nov-1964 55.7
Dec-1964 55.6
Jan-1965 55.7
Feb-1965 55.7
Mar-1965 55.9
Apr-1965 56
May-1965 56.2
Jun-1965 56.1
Jul-1965 56.5
Aug-1965 56.3
Sep-1965 56.2
Oct-1965 56.4
Nov-1965 56.4
Dec-1965 56.6
Jan-1966 56.7
Feb-1966 56.6
Mar-1966 56.6
Apr-1966 56.8
May-1966 56.7
Jun-1966 56.9
Jul-1966 56.9
Aug-1966 57
Sep-1966 57.1
Oct-1966 57.1
Nov-1966 57.4
Dec-1966 57.3
Jan-1967 57.1
Feb-1967 57
Mar-1967 56.8
Apr-1967 57.1
May-1967 57
Jun-1967 57.3
Jul-1967 57.4
Aug-1967 57.4
Sep-1967 57.4
Oct-1967 57.5
Nov-1967 57.5
Dec-1967 57.6
Jan-1968 57
Feb-1968 57.3
Mar-1968 57.4
Apr-1968 57.4
May-1968 57.8
Jun-1968 57.8
Jul-1968 57.6
Aug-1968 57.5
Sep-1968 57.5
Oct-1968 57.5
Nov-1968 57.6
Dec-1968 57.7
Jan-1969 57.6
Feb-1969 57.9
Mar-1969 57.9
Apr-1969 57.9
May-1969 57.8
Jun-1969 58
Jul-1969 58
Aug-1969 58.1
Sep-1969 58.1
Oct-1969 58.1
Nov-1969 58.1
Dec-1969 58.1
Jan-1970 58
Feb-1970 57.9
Mar-1970 57.9
Apr-1970 57.9
May-1970 57.5
Jun-1970 57.3
Jul-1970 57.4
Aug-1970 57.2
Sep-1970 57
Oct-1970 57
Nov-1970 56.9
Dec-1970 56.7
Jan-1971 56.8
Feb-1971 56.6
Mar-1971 56.4
Apr-1971 56.6
May-1971 56.6
Jun-1971 56.2
Jul-1971 56.5
Aug-1971 56.6
Sep-1971 56.6
Oct-1971 56.6
Nov-1971 56.8
Dec-1971 56.8
Jan-1972 56.7
Feb-1972 56.7
Mar-1972 56.9
Apr-1972 56.9
May-1972 57
Jun-1972 57
Jul-1972 57
Aug-1972 57.1
Sep-1972 57
Oct-1972 57
Nov-1972 57.2
Dec-1972 57.3
Jan-1973 57.1
Feb-1973 57.5
Mar-1973 57.8
Apr-1973 57.7
May-1973 57.7
Jun-1973 58
Jul-1973 57.9
Aug-1973 57.8
Sep-1973 57.9
Oct-1973 58.1
Nov-1973 58.2
Dec-1973 58.2
Jan-1974 58.2
Feb-1974 58.2
Mar-1974 58.2
Apr-1974 58
May-1974 58
Jun-1974 58
Jul-1974 58
Aug-1974 57.8
Sep-1974 57.7
Oct-1974 57.6
Nov-1974 57.3
Dec-1974 56.9
Jan-1975 56.4
Feb-1975 56.1
Mar-1975 56
Apr-1975 55.9
May-1975 56
Jun-1975 55.8
Jul-1975 56
Aug-1975 56.1
Sep-1975 56.1
Oct-1975 56.1
Nov-1975 56
Dec-1975 56.1
Jan-1976 56.4
Feb-1976 56.5
Mar-1976 56.7
Apr-1976 56.8
May-1976 57
Jun-1976 56.8
Jul-1976 57
Aug-1976 57
Sep-1976 56.9
Oct-1976 56.9
Nov-1976 57
Dec-1976 57
Jan-1977 57
Feb-1977 57.2
Mar-1977 57.4
Apr-1977 57.6
May-1977 57.8
Jun-1977 57.9
Jul-1977 57.8
Aug-1977 58
Sep-1977 58.1
Oct-1977 58.2
Nov-1977 58.6
Dec-1977 58.7
Jan-1978 58.8
Feb-1978 58.8
Mar-1978 58.8
Apr-1978 59.2
May-1978 59.3
Jun-1978 59.5
Jul-1978 59.3
Aug-1978 59.4
Sep-1978 59.5
Oct-1978 59.7
Nov-1978 59.8
Dec-1978 59.8
Jan-1979 59.9
Feb-1979 60.1
Mar-1979 60
Apr-1979 59.8
May-1979 59.8
Jun-1979 59.9
Jul-1979 60
Aug-1979 59.8
Sep-1979 60
Oct-1979 59.9
Nov-1979 60
Dec-1979 60.1
Jan-1980 60
Feb-1980 60
Mar-1980 59.7
Apr-1980 59.4
May-1980 59.1
Jun-1980 58.9
Jul-1980 58.8
Aug-1980 58.8
Sep-1980 58.9
Oct-1980 58.9
Nov-1980 59
Dec-1980 59
Jan-1981 59.1
Feb-1981 59.2
Mar-1981 59.4
Apr-1981 59.6
May-1981 59.5
Jun-1981 59
Jul-1981 59.1
Aug-1981 59.1
Sep-1981 58.7
Oct-1981 58.8
Nov-1981 58.6
Dec-1981 58.2
Jan-1982 58.2
Feb-1982 58.2
Mar-1982 58.1
Apr-1982 57.9
May-1982 58.2
Jun-1982 57.8
Jul-1982 57.7
Aug-1982 57.8
Sep-1982 57.6
Oct-1982 57.4
Nov-1982 57.3
Dec-1982 57.2
Jan-1983 57.2
Feb-1983 57.1
Mar-1983 57.1
Apr-1983 57.3
May-1983 57.3
Jun-1983 57.8
Jul-1983 58.1
Aug-1983 58.2
Sep-1983 58.4
Oct-1983 58.4
Nov-1983 58.7
Dec-1983 58.8
Jan-1984 58.8
Feb-1984 59.1
Mar-1984 59.1
Apr-1984 59.3
May-1984 59.7
Jun-1984 59.9
Jul-1984 59.8
Aug-1984 59.6
Sep-1984 59.7
Oct-1984 59.7
Nov-1984 59.8
Dec-1984 59.9
Jan-1985 59.9
Feb-1985 60
Mar-1985 60.2
Apr-1985 60.1
May-1985 60.1
Jun-1985 59.8
Jul-1985 59.9
Aug-1985 60
Sep-1985 60.3
Oct-1985 60.3
Nov-1985 60.4
Dec-1985 60.4
Jan-1986 60.6
Feb-1986 60.3
Mar-1986 60.5
Apr-1986 60.5
May-1986 60.5
Jun-1986 60.7
Jul-1986 60.8
Aug-1986 60.8
Sep-1986 60.8
Oct-1986 60.9
Nov-1986 60.9
Dec-1986 61
Jan-1987 61
Feb-1987 61.1
Mar-1987 61.2
Apr-1987 61.3
May-1987 61.6
Jun-1987 61.4
Jul-1987 61.6
Aug-1987 61.8
Sep-1987 61.6
Oct-1987 61.8
Nov-1987 61.9
Dec-1987 62
Jan-1988 62
Feb-1988 62.1
Mar-1988 61.9
Apr-1988 62.2
May-1988 62
Jun-1988 62.3
Jul-1988 62.3
Aug-1988 62.4
Sep-1988 62.4
Oct-1988 62.5
Nov-1988 62.7
Dec-1988 62.6
Jan-1989 62.9
Feb-1989 62.9
Mar-1989 62.9
Apr-1989 62.9
May-1989 62.9
Jun-1989 63
Jul-1989 63
Aug-1989 63.1
Sep-1989 62.8
Oct-1989 62.9
Nov-1989 63
Dec-1989 63
Jan-1990 63.2
Feb-1990 63.2
Mar-1990 63.2
Apr-1990 63
May-1990 63.1
Jun-1990 62.9
Jul-1990 62.8
Aug-1990 62.7
Sep-1990 62.5
Oct-1990 62.5
Nov-1990 62.3
Dec-1990 62.2
Jan-1991 62
Feb-1991 61.9
Mar-1991 61.8
Apr-1991 62
May-1991 61.6
Jun-1991 61.7
Jul-1991 61.6
Aug-1991 61.5
Sep-1991 61.6
Oct-1991 61.5
Nov-1991 61.4
Dec-1991 61.2
Jan-1992 61.5
Feb-1992 61.3
Mar-1992 61.5
Apr-1992 61.6
May-1992 61.5
Jun-1992 61.5
Jul-1992 61.6
Aug-1992 61.6
Sep-1992 61.4
Oct-1992 61.3
Nov-1992 61.4
Dec-1992 61.4
Jan-1993 61.4
Feb-1993 61.4
Mar-1993 61.5
Apr-1993 61.5
May-1993 61.7
Jun-1993 61.8
Jul-1993 61.8
Aug-1993 62
Sep-1993 61.7
Oct-1993 61.8
Nov-1993 61.9
Dec-1993 62
Jan-1994 62.2
Feb-1994 62.3
Mar-1994 62.1
Apr-1994 62.3
May-1994 62.5
Jun-1994 62.3
Jul-1994 62.3
Aug-1994 62.6
Sep-1994 62.7
Oct-1994 62.9
Nov-1994 63
Dec-1994 63.1
Jan-1995 63
Feb-1995 63.1
Mar-1995 63.1
Apr-1995 63.1
May-1995 62.7
Jun-1995 62.7
Jul-1995 62.8
Aug-1995 62.8
Sep-1995 62.9
Oct-1995 62.9
Nov-1995 62.8
Dec-1995 62.7
Jan-1996 62.7
Feb-1996 62.9
Mar-1996 63
Apr-1996 63
May-1996 63
Jun-1996 63.2
Jul-1996 63.3
Aug-1996 63.3
Sep-1996 63.4
Oct-1996 63.5
Nov-1996 63.4
Dec-1996 63.4
Jan-1997 63.4
Feb-1997 63.4
Mar-1997 63.6
Apr-1997 63.7
May-1997 63.8
Jun-1997 63.7
Jul-1997 63.9
Aug-1997 63.9
Sep-1997 63.9
Oct-1997 63.9
Nov-1997 64.1
Dec-1997 64
Jan-1998 64
Feb-1998 64
Mar-1998 64
Apr-1998 64.1
May-1998 64.1
Jun-1998 64
Jul-1998 64
Aug-1998 63.9
Sep-1998 64.2
Oct-1998 64.1
Nov-1998 64.2
Dec-1998 64.3
Jan-1999 64.4
Feb-1999 64.2
Mar-1999 64.2
Apr-1999 64.2
May-1999 64.3
Jun-1999 64.2
Jul-1999 64.2
Aug-1999 64.2
Sep-1999 64.2
Oct-1999 64.3
Nov-1999 64.4
Dec-1999 64.4
Jan-2000 64.6
Feb-2000 64.6
Mar-2000 64.6
Apr-2000 64.7
May-2000 64.4
Jun-2000 64.5
Jul-2000 64.2
Aug-2000 64.2
Sep-2000 64.2
Oct-2000 64.2
Nov-2000 64.3
Dec-2000 64.4
Jan-2001 64.4
Feb-2001 64.3
Mar-2001 64.3
Apr-2001 64
May-2001 63.8
Jun-2001 63.7
Jul-2001 63.7
Aug-2001 63.2
Sep-2001 63.5
Oct-2001 63.2
Nov-2001 63
Dec-2001 62.9
Jan-2002 62.7
Feb-2002 63
Mar-2002 62.8
Apr-2002 62.7
May-2002 62.9
Jun-2002 62.7
Jul-2002 62.7
Aug-2002 62.7
Sep-2002 63
Oct-2002 62.7
Nov-2002 62.5
Dec-2002 62.4
Jan-2003 62.5
Feb-2003 62.5
Mar-2003 62.4
Apr-2003 62.4
May-2003 62.3
Jun-2003 62.3
Jul-2003 62.1
Aug-2003 62.1
Sep-2003 62
Oct-2003 62.1
Nov-2003 62.3
Dec-2003 62.2
Jan-2004 62.3
Feb-2004 62.3
Mar-2004 62.2
Apr-2004 62.3
May-2004 62.3
Jun-2004 62.4
Jul-2004 62.5
Aug-2004 62.4
Sep-2004 62.3
Oct-2004 62.3
Nov-2004 62.5
Dec-2004 62.4
Jan-2005 62.4
Feb-2005 62.4
Mar-2005 62.4
Apr-2005 62.7
May-2005 62.8
Jun-2005 62.7
Jul-2005 62.8
Aug-2005 62.9
Sep-2005 62.8
Oct-2005 62.8
Nov-2005 62.7
Dec-2005 62.8
Jan-2006 62.9
Feb-2006 63
Mar-2006 63.1
Apr-2006 63
May-2006 63.1
Jun-2006 63.1
Jul-2006 63
Aug-2006 63.1
Sep-2006 63.1
Oct-2006 63.3
Nov-2006 63.3
Dec-2006 63.4
Jan-2007 63.3
Feb-2007 63.3
Mar-2007 63.3
Apr-2007 63
May-2007 63
Jun-2007 63
Jul-2007 62.9
Aug-2007 62.7
Sep-2007 62.9
Oct-2007 62.7
Nov-2007 62.9
Dec-2007 62.7
Jan-2008 62.9
Feb-2008 62.8
Mar-2008 62.7
Apr-2008 62.7
May-2008 62.5
Jun-2008 62.4
Jul-2008 62.2
Aug-2008 62
Sep-2008 61.9
Oct-2008 61.7
Nov-2008 61.4
Dec-2008 61
Jan-2009 60.6
Feb-2009 60.3
Mar-2009 59.9
Apr-2009 59.8
May-2009 59.6
Jun-2009 59.4
Jul-2009 59.3
Aug-2009 59.1
Sep-2009 58.7
Oct-2009 58.5
Nov-2009 58.6
Dec-2009 58.3
Jan-2010 58.5
Feb-2010 58.5
Mar-2010 58.5
Apr-2010 58.7
May-2010 58.6
Jun-2010 58.5
Jul-2010 58.5
Aug-2010 58.6
Sep-2010 58.5
Oct-2010 58.3
Nov-2010 58.2
Dec-2010 58.3
Jan-2011 58.3
Feb-2011 58.4
Mar-2011 58.4
Apr-2011 58.4
May-2011 58.3
Jun-2011 58.2
Jul-2011 58.2
Aug-2011 58.3
Sep-2011 58.4
Oct-2011 58.4
Nov-2011 58.6
Dec-2011 58.6
Jan-2012 58.4
Feb-2012 58.5
Mar-2012 58.5
Apr-2012 58.4
May-2012 58.5
Jun-2012 58.6
Jul-2012 58.5
Aug-2012 58.4
Sep-2012 58.7
Oct-2012 58.8
Nov-2012 58.7
Dec-2012 58.7
Jan-2013 58.5
Feb-2013 58.5
Mar-2013 58.5
Apr-2013 58.6
May-2013 58.6
Jun-2013 58.6
Jul-2013 58.7
Aug-2013 58.7
Sep-2013 58.7
Oct-2013 58.3
Nov-2013 58.6
Dec-2013 58.7
Jan-2014 58.7
Feb-2014 58.7
Mar-2014 58.9
Apr-2014 58.9
May-2014 58.9
Jun-2014 59
Jul-2014 59.1
Aug-2014 59
Sep-2014 59.1
Oct-2014 59.3
Nov-2014 59.2
Dec-2014 59.2
Jan-2015 59.3
Feb-2015 59.3
Mar-2015 59.3
Apr-2015 59.3
May-2015 59.4
Jun-2015 59.3
Jul-2015 59.3
Aug-2015 59.4
Sep-2015 59.3
Oct-2015 59.3
Nov-2015 59.4
Dec-2015 59.6
Jan-2016 59.6
Feb-2016 59.8
Mar-2016 59.9
Apr-2016 59.7
May-2016 59.7
Jun-2016 59.6
Jul-2016 59.8
Aug-2016 59.7
Sep-2016 59.8
Oct-2016 59.7
Nov-2016 59.7
Dec-2016 59.7
Jan-2017 59.9
Feb-2017 60
Mar-2017 60.1
Apr-2017 60.2
May-2017 60
Jun-2017 60.1
Jul-2017 60.2
Aug-2017 60.1
Sept-2017 60.4
Oct-2017 60.2
Nov-2017 60.1
Dec-2017 60.1
Jan-2018 60.1
Feb-2018 60.4
Mar-2018 60.4
Apr-2018 60.3
May-2018 60.4
Jun-2018 60.4
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