Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Employment Level - Black or African American

Title Employment Level - Black or African American
Series ID LNS12000006
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Employment Situation
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Thousands of Persons
Date Range 1972-01-01 to 2024-10-01
Last Updated 2024-11-01 7:47 AM CDT
Notes
DATE VALUE
1972-01-01 7594
1972-02-01 7644
1972-03-01 7727
1972-04-01 7771
1972-05-01 7813
1972-06-01 7899
1972-07-01 7787
1972-08-01 7812
1972-09-01 7834
1972-10-01 7800
1972-11-01 7927
1972-12-01 7987
1973-01-01 7908
1973-02-01 8058
1973-03-01 8084
1973-04-01 8048
1973-05-01 8008
1973-06-01 8033
1973-07-01 8177
1973-08-01 8193
1973-09-01 8167
1973-10-01 8287
1973-11-01 8266
1973-12-01 8302
1974-01-01 8338
1974-02-01 8271
1974-03-01 8204
1974-04-01 8223
1974-05-01 8271
1974-06-01 8217
1974-07-01 8208
1974-08-01 8221
1974-09-01 8250
1974-10-01 8221
1974-11-01 8056
1974-12-01 7966
1975-01-01 7907
1975-02-01 7848
1975-03-01 7832
1975-04-01 7767
1975-05-01 7844
1975-06-01 7881
1975-07-01 7926
1975-08-01 7900
1975-09-01 7933
1975-10-01 7930
1975-11-01 7966
1975-12-01 7986
1976-01-01 8081
1976-02-01 8099
1976-03-01 8209
1976-04-01 8269
1976-05-01 8252
1976-06-01 8164
1976-07-01 8198
1976-08-01 8263
1976-09-01 8242
1976-10-01 8230
1976-11-01 8361
1976-12-01 8343
1977-01-01 8358
1977-02-01 8406
1977-03-01 8435
1977-04-01 8531
1977-05-01 8506
1977-06-01 8577
1977-07-01 8491
1977-08-01 8531
1977-09-01 8551
1977-10-01 8562
1977-11-01 8638
1977-12-01 8882
1978-01-01 8846
1978-02-01 8952
1978-03-01 8989
1978-04-01 9019
1978-05-01 9060
1978-06-01 9126
1978-07-01 9092
1978-08-01 9139
1978-09-01 9248
1978-10-01 9271
1978-11-01 9221
1978-12-01 9247
1979-01-01 9215
1979-02-01 9227
1979-03-01 9329
1979-04-01 9258
1979-05-01 9272
1979-06-01 9362
1979-07-01 9420
1979-08-01 9367
1979-09-01 9459
1979-10-01 9482
1979-11-01 9454
1979-12-01 9447
1980-01-01 9395
1980-02-01 9386
1980-03-01 9327
1980-04-01 9294
1980-05-01 9280
1980-06-01 9229
1980-07-01 9290
1980-08-01 9313
1980-09-01 9284
1980-10-01 9314
1980-11-01 9334
1980-12-01 9325
1981-01-01 9420
1981-02-01 9339
1981-03-01 9395
1981-04-01 9530
1981-05-01 9451
1981-06-01 9289
1981-07-01 9317
1981-08-01 9224
1981-09-01 9322
1981-10-01 9347
1981-11-01 9346
1981-12-01 9291
1982-01-01 9305
1982-02-01 9255
1982-03-01 9204
1982-04-01 9152
1982-05-01 9184
1982-06-01 9144
1982-07-01 9187
1982-08-01 9224
1982-09-01 9171
1982-10-01 9142
1982-11-01 9174
1982-12-01 9148
1983-01-01 9158
1983-02-01 9271
1983-03-01 9241
1983-04-01 9223
1983-05-01 9247
1983-06-01 9309
1983-07-01 9453
1983-08-01 9411
1983-09-01 9524
1983-10-01 9472
1983-11-01 9594
1983-12-01 9602
1984-01-01 9694
1984-02-01 9958
1984-03-01 9884
1984-04-01 9891
1984-05-01 10066
1984-06-01 10142
1984-07-01 10071
1984-08-01 10238
1984-09-01 10288
1984-10-01 10328
1984-11-01 10433
1984-12-01 10417
1985-01-01 10436
1985-02-01 10341
1985-03-01 10426
1985-04-01 10480
1985-05-01 10461
1985-06-01 10553
1985-07-01 10484
1985-08-01 10570
1985-09-01 10523
1985-10-01 10551
1985-11-01 10511
1985-12-01 10658
1986-01-01 10703
1986-02-01 10700
1986-03-01 10798
1986-04-01 10846
1986-05-01 10897
1986-06-01 10847
1986-07-01 10808
1986-08-01 10663
1986-09-01 10786
1986-10-01 10875
1986-11-01 10892
1986-12-01 10944
1987-01-01 10970
1987-02-01 11088
1987-03-01 11084
1987-04-01 11141
1987-05-01 11165
1987-06-01 11261
1987-07-01 11377
1987-08-01 11520
1987-09-01 11404
1987-10-01 11545
1987-11-01 11564
1987-12-01 11575
1988-01-01 11579
1988-02-01 11510
1988-03-01 11429
1988-04-01 11519
1988-05-01 11494
1988-06-01 11520
1988-07-01 11750
1988-08-01 11761
1988-09-01 11756
1988-10-01 11823
1988-11-01 11844
1988-12-01 11900
1989-01-01 11874
1989-02-01 11888
1989-03-01 11915
1989-04-01 11821
1989-05-01 11949
1989-06-01 11948
1989-07-01 12074
1989-08-01 11996
1989-09-01 11937
1989-10-01 11927
1989-11-01 11974
1989-12-01 11963
1990-01-01 12232
1990-02-01 12272
1990-03-01 12287
1990-04-01 12260
1990-05-01 12341
1990-06-01 12226
1990-07-01 12102
1990-08-01 12084
1990-09-01 12039
1990-10-01 12087
1990-11-01 12103
1990-12-01 12055
1991-01-01 12094
1991-02-01 12064
1991-03-01 12160
1991-04-01 12109
1991-05-01 11964
1991-06-01 12039
1991-07-01 12118
1991-08-01 12011
1991-09-01 12239
1991-10-01 11997
1991-11-01 12005
1991-12-01 12066
1992-01-01 12080
1992-02-01 12007
1992-03-01 12035
1992-04-01 12032
1992-05-01 12061
1992-06-01 12184
1992-07-01 12224
1992-08-01 12344
1992-09-01 12286
1992-10-01 12194
1992-11-01 12194
1992-12-01 12154
1993-01-01 12108
1993-02-01 12374
1993-03-01 12200
1993-04-01 12151
1993-05-01 12377
1993-06-01 12308
1993-07-01 12430
1993-08-01 12532
1993-09-01 12465
1993-10-01 12513
1993-11-01 12529
1993-12-01 12588
1994-01-01 12503
1994-02-01 12597
1994-03-01 12702
1994-04-01 12761
1994-05-01 12782
1994-06-01 12888
1994-07-01 12852
1994-08-01 12841
1994-09-01 12952
1994-10-01 13009
1994-11-01 13021
1994-12-01 13090
1995-01-01 13137
1995-02-01 13354
1995-03-01 13353
1995-04-01 13310
1995-05-01 13293
1995-06-01 13194
1995-07-01 13080
1995-08-01 13098
1995-09-01 13153
1995-10-01 13383
1995-11-01 13591
1995-12-01 13410
1996-01-01 13393
1996-02-01 13357
1996-03-01 13396
1996-04-01 13410
1996-05-01 13568
1996-06-01 13483
1996-07-01 13605
1996-08-01 13692
1996-09-01 13547
1996-10-01 13676
1996-11-01 13694
1996-12-01 13695
1997-01-01 13708
1997-02-01 13718
1997-03-01 13780
1997-04-01 13817
1997-05-01 13815
1997-06-01 13791
1997-07-01 14046
1997-08-01 14332
1997-09-01 14240
1997-10-01 14105
1997-11-01 14141
1997-12-01 14149
1998-01-01 14271
1998-02-01 14327
1998-03-01 14463
1998-04-01 14441
1998-05-01 14335
1998-06-01 14626
1998-07-01 14525
1998-08-01 14589
1998-09-01 14587
1998-10-01 14818
1998-11-01 14800
1998-12-01 14877
1999-01-01 15062
1999-02-01 14869
1999-03-01 14904
1999-04-01 14982
1999-05-01 15070
1999-06-01 15070
1999-07-01 14993
1999-08-01 15106
1999-09-01 15140
1999-10-01 15140
1999-11-01 15173
1999-12-01 15171
2000-01-01 15166
2000-02-01 15205
2000-03-01 15181
2000-04-01 15116
2000-05-01 14986
2000-06-01 14956
2000-07-01 14923
2000-08-01 14929
2000-09-01 14940
2000-10-01 15061
2000-11-01 15173
2000-12-01 15114
2001-01-01 15105
2001-02-01 15117
2001-03-01 15113
2001-04-01 15075
2001-05-01 15085
2001-06-01 15057
2001-07-01 15121
2001-08-01 14931
2001-09-01 15000
2001-10-01 14841
2001-11-01 14753
2001-12-01 14865
2002-01-01 14883
2002-02-01 14889
2002-03-01 14790
2002-04-01 14864
2002-05-01 14947
2002-06-01 14784
2002-07-01 14793
2002-08-01 14878
2002-09-01 15070
2002-10-01 15005
2002-11-01 14746
2002-12-01 14823
2003-01-01 14733
2003-02-01 14695
2003-03-01 14687
2003-04-01 14749
2003-05-01 14817
2003-06-01 14702
2003-07-01 14724
2003-08-01 14745
2003-09-01 14784
2003-10-01 14656
2003-11-01 14859
2003-12-01 14729
2004-01-01 14894
2004-02-01 14863
2004-03-01 14919
2004-04-01 14877
2004-05-01 14781
2004-06-01 14797
2004-07-01 14888
2004-08-01 14953
2004-09-01 14972
2004-10-01 15020
2004-11-01 14996
2004-12-01 14971
2005-01-01 14967
2005-02-01 14905
2005-03-01 15037
2005-04-01 15175
2005-05-01 15328
2005-06-01 15384
2005-07-01 15545
2005-08-01 15489
2005-09-01 15485
2005-10-01 15636
2005-11-01 15356
2005-12-01 15443
2006-01-01 15471
2006-02-01 15642
2006-03-01 15720
2006-04-01 15661
2006-05-01 15792
2006-06-01 15674
2006-07-01 15657
2006-08-01 15844
2006-09-01 15689
2006-10-01 15944
2006-11-01 15993
2006-12-01 16119
2007-01-01 16212
2007-02-01 16110
2007-03-01 15985
2007-04-01 16001
2007-05-01 15954
2007-06-01 15963
2007-07-01 16155
2007-08-01 16173
2007-09-01 16109
2007-10-01 15991
2007-11-01 15982
2007-12-01 15999
2008-01-01 16094
2008-02-01 16137
2008-03-01 16107
2008-04-01 16194
2008-05-01 16013
2008-06-01 16036
2008-07-01 15992
2008-08-01 16045
2008-09-01 15793
2008-10-01 15763
2008-11-01 15643
2008-12-01 15659
2009-01-01 15481
2009-02-01 15249
2009-03-01 15131
2009-04-01 15082
2009-05-01 15047
2009-06-01 15054
2009-07-01 15121
2009-08-01 14953
2009-09-01 14820
2009-10-01 14749
2009-11-01 14868
2009-12-01 14773
2010-01-01 14837
2010-02-01 14871
2010-03-01 14872
2010-04-01 14971
2010-05-01 15187
2010-06-01 15049
2010-07-01 15007
2010-08-01 15028
2010-09-01 14949
2010-10-01 15088
2010-11-01 15132
2010-12-01 15150
2011-01-01 15010
2011-02-01 15034
2011-03-01 14981
2011-04-01 14898
2011-05-01 14856
2011-06-01 14882
2011-07-01 14858
2011-08-01 15018
2011-09-01 15258
2011-10-01 15348
2011-11-01 15161
2011-12-01 15322
2012-01-01 15708
2012-02-01 15768
2012-03-01 15840
2012-04-01 15857
2012-05-01 15825
2012-06-01 15867
2012-07-01 15794
2012-08-01 15837
2012-09-01 15868
2012-10-01 16034
2012-11-01 15985
2012-12-01 15873
2013-01-01 16085
2013-02-01 16083
2013-03-01 16111
2013-04-01 16142
2013-05-01 16214
2013-06-01 16047
2013-07-01 16258
2013-08-01 16113
2013-09-01 16224
2013-10-01 16113
2013-11-01 16187
2013-12-01 16235
2014-01-01 16332
2014-02-01 16479
2014-03-01 16549
2014-04-01 16592
2014-05-01 16600
2014-06-01 16774
2014-07-01 16814
2014-08-01 16698
2014-09-01 16955
2014-10-01 16974
2014-11-01 16947
2014-12-01 17049
2015-01-01 17042
2015-02-01 17122
2015-03-01 17199
2015-04-01 17574
2015-05-01 17465
2015-06-01 17517
2015-07-01 17556
2015-08-01 17575
2015-09-01 17529
2015-10-01 17633
2015-11-01 17606
2015-12-01 17823
2016-01-01 17787
2016-02-01 17818
2016-03-01 17785
2016-04-01 17738
2016-05-01 17845
2016-06-01 17880
2016-07-01 17911
2016-08-01 18180
2016-09-01 18141
2016-10-01 18092
2016-11-01 18274
2016-12-01 18321
2017-01-01 18471
2017-02-01 18400
2017-03-01 18425
2017-04-01 18557
2017-05-01 18599
2017-06-01 18588
2017-07-01 18608
2017-08-01 18493
2017-09-01 18804
2017-10-01 18594
2017-11-01 18698
2017-12-01 18805
2018-01-01 18707
2018-02-01 19104
2018-03-01 19073
2018-04-01 18916
2018-05-01 19124
2018-06-01 19085
2018-07-01 19140
2018-08-01 19080
2018-09-01 19267
2018-10-01 19264
2018-11-01 19228
2018-12-01 19104
2019-01-01 19208
2019-02-01 19070
2019-03-01 19007
2019-04-01 19171
2019-05-01 19288
2019-06-01 19240
2019-07-01 19539
2019-08-01 19513
2019-09-01 19630
2019-10-01 19607
2019-11-01 19547
2019-12-01 19740
2020-01-01 19497
2020-02-01 19653
2020-03-01 19056
2020-04-01 16157
2020-05-01 16486
2020-06-01 16953
2020-07-01 17220
2020-08-01 17573
2020-09-01 17631
2020-10-01 18027
2020-11-01 18146
2020-12-01 18113
2021-01-01 18286
2021-02-01 18103
2021-03-01 18314
2021-04-01 18463
2021-05-01 18557
2021-06-01 18800
2021-07-01 18808
2021-08-01 18952
2021-09-01 19087
2021-10-01 19039
2021-11-01 19195
2021-12-01 19097
2022-01-01 19564
2022-02-01 19686
2022-03-01 19729
2022-04-01 19896
2022-05-01 20099
2022-06-01 19996
2022-07-01 19948
2022-08-01 19838
2022-09-01 20069
2022-10-01 20043
2022-11-01 20166
2022-12-01 20199
2023-01-01 20512
2023-02-01 20613
2023-03-01 20974
2023-04-01 20713
2023-05-01 20613
2023-06-01 20411
2023-07-01 20523
2023-08-01 20626
2023-09-01 20650
2023-10-01 20636
2023-11-01 20886
2023-12-01 20952
2024-01-01 20887
2024-02-01 20950
2024-03-01 20746
2024-04-01 20812
2024-05-01 20643
2024-06-01 20570
2024-07-01 20739
2024-08-01 20639
2024-09-01 20801
2024-10-01 20832

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