Civilian labor force 16 and older by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin
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Table 1. Civilian labor force by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, 1986, 1996, 2006, and projected 2016
[Numbers in thousands]
Age, sex, race, and ethnicity
Level
Change
Percent change
Percent distribution
Annual growth rate (percent)
1986
1996
2006
2016
1986-96
1996-2006
2006-16
1986-96
1996-2006
2006-16
1986
1996
2006
2016
1986-96
1996-2006
2006-16
Total, 16 years and older
117,834
133,943
151,428
164,232
16,109
17,485
12,804
13.7
13.1
8.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1.3
1.2
0.8
16 to 24
23,367
21,183
22,394
20,852
-2,184
1,211
-1,542
-9.3
5.7
-6.9
19.8
15.8
14.8
12.7
-1.0
0.6
-0.7
25 to 54
79,563
96,786
103,566
106,026
17,223
6,780
2,460
21.6
7.0
2.4
67.5
72.3
68.4
64.6
2.0
0.7
0.2
55 and older
14,904
15,974
25,468
37,354
1,070
9,494
11,886
7.2
59.4
46.7
12.6
11.9
16.8
22.7
0.7
4.8
3.9
Men
65,422
72,087
81,255
87,781
6,665
9,168
6,526
10.2
12.7
8.0
55.5
53.8
53.7
53.4
1.0
1.2
0.8
Women
52,413
61,857
70,173
76,450
9,444
8,316
6,277
18.0
13.4
8.9
44.5
46.2
46.3
46.6
1.7
1.3
0.9
White
101,801
113,108
123,834
130,665
11,307
10,726
6,831
11.1
9.5
5.5
86.4
84.4
81.8
79.6
1.1
0.9
0.5
Black
12,654
15,134
17,314
20,121
2,480
2,180
2,807
19.6
14.4
16.2
10.7
11.3
11.4
12.3
1.8
1.4
1.5
Asian
3,379
5,701
6,727
8,741
2,322
1,026
2,014
68.7
18.0
29.9
2.9
4.3
4.4
5.3
5.4
1.7
2.7
All other groups
-
-
3,553
4,705
-
-
1,152
-
-
32.4
-
-
2.3
2.9
-
-
2.8
Hispanic origin
8,076
12,774
20,694
26,889
4,698
7,920
6,195
58.2
62.0
29.9
6.9
9.5
13.7
16.4
4.7
4.9
2.7
Other than Hispanic origin
109,758
121,169
130,734
137,343
11,411
9,565
6,609
10.4
7.9
5.1
93.1
90.5
86.3
83.6
1.0
0.8
0.5
White non-Hispanic
94,027
100,915
104,629
106,133
6,888
3,714
1,504
7.3
3.7
1.4
79.8
75.3
69.1
64.6
0.7
0.4
0.1
Age of baby boomers
22 to 40
32 to 50
42 to 60
52 to 70
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Last Modified Date: December 4, 2007