
In the
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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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mental facilities,
homes for the aged), 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 October 2024, there were 269,300,000 persons in the civilian noninstitutional population out of a U.S. population of 337,446,000 approximately. 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
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This is calculated including those who are 16+, non-military, and are part of the non-institutional population.
See also
* 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 ...
* 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 government of the United States, U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics, labor economics and ...
* Unemployment in the United States
Unemployment in the United States discusses the causes and measures of U.S. unemployment and strategies for reducing it. Job creation and unemployment are affected by factors such as economic conditions, global competition, education, auto ...
References
External links
Civilian noninstitutional population in glossary
Macroeconomic indicators
Human rights in the United States
Workforce
Demographics of the United States
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