EMPLOYMENT/POPULATION RATIO
SEX/AGE/RACE 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
TOTAL 62.3 61.7 62.0 63.3 61.5
Men 70.4 71.3 70.0 71.2 69.1
Women 55.0 53.3 55.0 56.1 54.6
Both Sexes (16-19) 39.7 37.4 36.3 44.0 40.0
WHITE 64.6 64.8 65.3 64.1 63.0
Men 73.3 74.2 73.8 72.8 71.3
Women 56.5 56.2 57.6 55.9 54.9
Both Sexes (16-19) 46.4 48.1 48.3 52.5 49.1
BLACK 56.6 53.8 54.1 60.9 57.1
Men 62.9 63.0 60.0 66.2 62.3
Women 51.3 46.8 49.4 56.6 53.0
Both Sexes (16-19) 29.8 22.9 N/A 28.7 24.6
N/A: Not Available.Source: S.C. Employment Security Commission, citing U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 1998.
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