8-13. SC Employment-To-Population Ratios by Age and Race: 1992 – 1996

                           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

Source: S.C. Employment Security Commission, citing U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 1998.

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