HEALTH 1990 1995 1997 1998 1999 National health expenditures ($bil) 699 993 1,088 1,149 (NA) Medicare ($bil) 111 185 211 217 (NA) Public assistance medical payments ($bil) 80 152 165 176 (NA) Persons without health insurance (percent) 13.9 15.4 16.1 16.3 15.5
SOCIAL WELFARE 1990 1995 1997 1998 1999 Social Security (OASDI) payments ($bil) 248 333 362 375 386 State unemployment insurance benefits ($bil) 18.0 21.2 19.7 19.4 20.3
GOVERNMENT 1990 1995 1997 1998 1999 Federal government: Budget receipts ($bil) 1,032 1,352 1,579 1,722 1,828 Budget outlays ($bil) 1,253 1,516 1,601 1,653 1,703 Deficit ($bil) -221 -164 -22 69 124 Gross debt outstanding ($bil) 3,207 4,921 5,370 5,479 5,606 Federal funds and grants ($bil) 1,010 1,368 1,433 1,478 1,532 State government: General revenue ($bil) 518 739 814 865 (NA) General expenditures ($bil) 572 734 788 828 (NA) Debt outstanding ($bil) 318 427 456 483 (NA)
EMPLOYMENT 1990 1995 1997 1998 1999
Civilian labor force, 16 years old
and over (mil) 125.8 132.3 136.3 137.7 139.4
Unemployed (mil) 7.0 7.4 6.7 6.2 5.9
Unemployment rate (percent) 5.6 5.6 4.9 4.5 4.2
Nonfarm employment, total (mil.) 109.4 117.2 122.7 125.8 128.6
Manufacturing (percent) 17.4 15.8 15.2 14.9 14.3
Other goods-producing industries (percent) 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.3
Private service-producing
industries (percent) 60.5 62.8 63.7 64.1 64.7
Government (percent) 16.7 16.5 15.9 15.8 15.7
Average annual pay ($1,000) 23.6 27.8 30.4 31.9 33.3
Weekly earnings, 1982 dollars 259 255 261 268 271
Index of productivity (1992=100) 95.1 102.5 107.4 110.5 114.0
Index of real compensation per hour
(1992=100) 96.4 99.3 101.2 105.3 108.3
Employment cost index (June 1989=100) 107.6 127.2 135.2 139.8 144.6
NA Not available.
Quelle: U.S. Census Bureau
