Growth Rates in the Civilian Labor Force
|
President |
Average |
Number |
Average |
|
Truman |
1200 |
7 |
2.63% |
|
Eisenhower |
674 |
8 |
1.27 |
|
Kennedy |
1025 |
4 |
1.79 |
|
Johnson |
2408 |
4 |
3.74 |
|
Nixon |
1726 |
6 |
2.32 |
|
Ford |
562 |
2 |
0.68 |
|
Carter |
2755 |
4 |
3.18 |
|
Reagan |
1852 |
8 |
1.86 |
|
Bush |
845 |
4 |
0.78 |
|
Clinton |
2884 |
8 |
2.37 |
|
Bush II |
801 |
7 |
0.6 |
* in thousands
|
Party |
Average |
Percentage |
|
Democrats |
2082 |
2.67 |
|
Republicans |
1167 |
1.37 |
|
Bush II |
801 |
0.6 |
* in thousands
Source: http://www.bls.gov Series ID: CES0000000001