Table 2. Number and percent distribution of the noninstitutional population 65 years of age or over, by average employment status: United States, 1977-1983.
| Year | Civilian noninstitutional population | Civilian labor force | Total | Not in the labor force | |||||||
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| 1977 | 22,264 | 2,909 | 2,762 | 147 | 5.1 | 19,355 | 9,832 | 11 | 1,035 | 8,477 | |
| 1978 | 22,789 | 3,043 | 2,919 | 124 | 4.1 | 19,746 | 9,903 | 8 | 1,030 | 8,805 | |
| 1979 | 23,344 | 3,073 | 2,969 | 104 | 3.4 | 20,271 | 9,863 | 14 | 1,079 | 9,315 | |
| 1980 | 23,891 | 3,021 | 2,927 | 94 | 3.1 | 20,870 | 9,896 | 11 | 1,036 | 9,927 | |
| 1981 | 24,379 | 3,007 | 2,910 | 97 | 3.2 | 21,372 | 9,865 | 7 | 1,009 | 10,491 | |
| 1982 | 25,388 | 3,029 | 2,922 | 107 | 3.5 | 22,359 | 10,249 | 6 | 963 | 11,141 | |
| 1983 | 25,893 | 3,041 | 2,927 | 114 | 3.7 | 22,852 | 10,337 | 11 | 961 | 11,543 | |
| Percent distribution | |||||||||||
| 1977 | 100.0 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 0.7 | 86.9 | 44.2 | .0 | 4.6 | 38.1 | ||
| 1978 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 86.6 | 43.5 | .0 | 4.5 | 38.6 | ||
| 1979 | 100.0 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 86.8 | 42.3 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 39.9 | ||
| 1980 | 100.0 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 0.4 | 87.4 | 41.4 | .0 | 4.3 | 41.6 | ||
| 1981 | 100.0 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 0.4 | 87.7 | 40.5 | .0 | 4.1 | 43.0 | ||
| 1982 | 100.0 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 88.1 | 40.4 | .0 | 3.8 | 43.9 | ||
| 1983 | 100.0 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 88.3 | 39.9 | .0 | 3.7 | 44.6 | ||
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics: Household data from the Current Population Survey, 1977-1984.