MALE AND FEMALE LABOR FORCE
PARTICIPATION RATES 1
Nebraska & the United States -- Selected Years
	Nebraska			United States
Year	Male	Female		Male	Female
1960	82.0	33.9		80.4	35.7
1970	77.6	41.1		76.6	41.4
1980 2	78.0	51.3		75.1	49.9
1985	79.4	58.9		76.3	54.5
1986	78.3	60.4		76.3	55.3
1987	77.6	60.5		76.2	56.0
1988	78.0	60.5		76.2	56.6
1989	77.2	59.8		76.4	57.4
1990 2	77.1	60.3		76.4	57.5
1991	79.8	63.4		75.8	57.4
1992	78.0	64.4		75.8	57.8
1993	78.8	65.8		75.4	57.9
1994	79.8	66.9		75.1	58.8
1995	79.9	68.4		75.0	58.9
1996	81.1	67.7		74.9	59.3
1997	80.8	66.3		75.0	59.8
1998	81.8	66.6		74.9	59.8
1999	80.0	66.6		74.7	60.0
2000 2	78.6	69.0		74.8	60.2
2000 3	75.9	63.9		74.8	59.9
2001	80.0	67.5		74.4	59.8
2002	79.7	67.1		74.1	59.6
2003 3	79.8	68.7		73.5	59.5
2004	80.0	68.5		73.3	59.2
2005	79.9	67.2		73.3	59.3
2006	79.2	66.1		73.5	59.4
2007	79.1	67.1		73.2	59.3
1 Percent of civilian population 16 years and older in category in
the labor force.
2  2000, 1990 and 1980 and earlier years from Census numbers; inter-
Census years based on Current Population Survey.
3  Not strictly comparable to previous years.
Sources:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
Census of  Population, May 2004; and U.S. Department of Labor,
Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2007
Last Updated:		4/8/08
by Nebraska Databook
email:	michael.lundeen@ded.ne.gov