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, the civilian noninstitutional population refers to people 16 years of age and older residing in the 50 States and the District of Columbia who are not inmates of institutions ( penal,
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), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces.


Data

The data series can be obtained from the Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED). As of September 2014, there were 248,446,000 persons in the civilian noninstitutional population out of a U.S. population of approximately 320 million. It has steadily grown along with the U.S. population, roughly 1% per year for 2005-2013 period.


Usage

The measure is used to help gauge the percentage of the population that is employed or in the workforce, as the denominator in the "civilian employment to population ratio", also called the EM ratio, and the "civilian labor force participation rate."Federal Reserve Economic Database-FRED-CIVPART-Retrieved October 2014
/ref> Trends in these figures are shown in the first graphic; the computation of these figures is shown in the second graphic. This is calculated including those who are 16+, non-military, and are part of the non-institutional population.


See also

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Current Population Survey The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 60,000 U.S. households conducted by the United States Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS uses the data to publish reports early each month called the Em ...
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Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as a principal agency of ...
* Unemployment in the United States


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Civilian noninstitutional population in glossary
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