Civilian labor force participation rates by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin
OOH Earnings Table Extraction Wizard - output frame
Table 3. Civilian labor force participation rates by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, 1986, 1996, 2006, and projected 2016
Group
Participation rate
Percentage point change
Annual growth rate
1986
1996
2006
2016
1986-96
1996-2006
2006-16
1986-96
1996-2006
2006-16
OOH Earnings Table Extraction Wizard - output frame
Total, 16 years and older
65.3
66.8
66.2
65.5
1.5
-0.6
-0.7
0.2
-0.1
-0.1
16 to 24
68.6
65.5
60.6
57.1
-3.1
-4.9
-3.5
-0.5
-0.8
-0.6
16 to 19
54.7
52.3
43.7
37.5
-2.4
-8.6
-6.2
-0.4
-1.8
-1.5
20 to 24
78.9
76.8
74.6
71.8
-2.1
-2.2
-2.8
-0.3
-0.3
-0.4
25 to 54
82.0
83.8
82.9
83.6
1.8
-0.9
0.7
0.2
-0.1
0.1
25 to 34
82.9
84.1
83.0
85.4
1.2
-1.1
2.4
0.1
-0.1
0.3
35 to 44
83.7
84.6
83.8
83.3
0.9
-0.8
-0.5
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
45 to 54
78.0
82.1
81.9
82.1
4.1
-0.2
0.2
0.5
-0.0
0.0
55 and older
30.1
30.3
38.0
42.8
0.2
7.7
4.8
0.1
2.3
1.2
55 to 64
54.0
57.9
63.7
66.7
3.9
5.8
3.0
0.7
1.0
0.5
65 to 74
15.2
17.5
23.6
29.5
2.3
6.1
5.9
1.4
3.0
2.3
75 and older
4.0
4.7
6.4
10.5
0.7
1.7
4.1
1.6
3.1
5.1
Men, 16 years and older
76.3
74.9
73.5
72.3
-1.4
-1.4
-1.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
16 to 24
73.0
68.8
63.3
59.3
-4.2
-5.5
-4.0
-0.6
-0.8
-0.7
16 to 19
56.4
53.2
43.7
36.8
-3.2
-9.5
-6.9
-0.6
-1.9
-1.7
20 to 24
85.8
82.5
79.6
76.4
-3.3
-2.9
-3.2
-0.4
-0.4
-0.4
25 to 54
93.8
91.8
90.6
91.3
-2.0
-1.2
0.7
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
25 to 34
94.6
93.2
91.7
95.7
-1.4
-1.5
4.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.4
35 to 44
94.8
92.4
92.1
91.7
-2.4
-0.3
-0.4
-0.3
-0.0
-0.0
45 to 54
91.0
89.1
88.1
86.6
-1.9
-1.0
-1.5
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
55 and older
40.4
38.3
44.9
48.3
-2.1
6.6
3.4
-0.5
1.6
0.7
55 to 64
67.3
67.0
69.6
70.1
-0.3
2.6
0.5
-0.0
0.4
0.1
65 to 74
20.5
22.9
28.8
34.6
2.4
5.9
5.8
1.1
2.3
1.8
75 and older
6.7
7.3
9.5
14.7
0.6
2.2
5.2
0.9
2.7
4.5
Women, 16 years and older
55.3
59.3
59.4
59.2
4.0
0.1
-0.2
0.7
0.0
-0.0
16 to 24
64.3
62.2
57.9
54.8
-2.1
-4.3
-3.1
-0.3
-0.7
-0.5
16 to 19
53.0
51.3
43.7
38.3
-1.7
-7.6
-5.4
-0.3
-1.6
-1.3
20 to 24
72.4
71.3
69.5
67.2
-1.1
-1.8
-2.3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
25 to 54
70.8
76.1
75.5
76.0
5.3
-0.6
0.5
0.7
-0.1
0.1
25 to 34
71.6
75.2
74.4
75.0
3.6
-0.8
0.6
0.5
-0.1
0.1
35 to 44
73.1
77.5
75.9
75.1
4.4
-1.6
-0.8
0.6
-0.2
-0.1
45 to 54
65.9
75.4
76.0
77.8
9.5
0.6
1.8
1.4
0.1
0.2
55 and older
22.1
23.9
32.3
38.1
1.8
8.4
5.8
0.8
3.1
1.7
55 to 64
42.3
49.6
58.2
63.5
7.3
8.6
5.3
1.6
1.6
0.9
65 to 74
11.0
13.1
19.2
25.1
2.1
6.1
5.9
1.8
3.9
2.7
75 and older
2.4
3.1
4.4
7.6
0.7
1.3
3.2
2.6
3.6
5.7
White
65.5
67.2
66.3
65.5
1.7
-0.9
-0.8
0.3
-0.1
-0.1
Men
76.9
75.8
74.1
72.9
-1.1
-1.7
-1.2
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
Women
55.0
59.1
58.9
58.4
4.1
-0.2
-0.5
0.7
-0.0
-0.1
Black, 16 years and older
63.3
64.1
63.8
64.9
0.8
-0.3
1.1
0.1
-0.0
0.2
Men
71.2
68.7
66.7
67.1
-2.5
-2.0
0.4
-0.4
-0.3
0.1
Women
56.9
60.4
61.5
63.1
3.5
1.1
1.6
0.6
0.2
0.3
Asian , 16 years and older
65.5
65.8
65.9
65.9
0.3
0.1
-0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
Men
75.0
73.4
75.0
74.1
-1.6
1.6
-0.9
-0.2
0.2
-0.1
Women
57.0
58.8
57.6
58.7
1.8
-1.2
1.1
0.3
-0.2
0.2
All other race groups
-
-
67.0
68.9
-
-
1.9
-
-
0.3
Men
-
-
74.0
71.4
-
-
-2.6
-
-
-0.4
Women
-
-
60.3
66.4
-
-
6.1
-
-
1.0
Hispanic origin, 16 years and older
65.4
66.5
68.6
68.6
1.1
2.1
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.0
Men
81.0
79.6
80.4
79.0
-1.4
0.8
-1.4
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
Women
50.1
53.4
56.1
57.8
3.3
2.7
1.7
0.6
0.5
0.3
Other than Hispanic origin, 16 years and older
65.2
66.8
65.8
65.0
1.6
-1.0
-0.8
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
Men
75.9
74.4
72.3
70.9
-1.5
-2.1
-1.3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.2
Women
55.7
59.9
59.8
59.4
4.2
-0.0
-0.4
0.7
-0.0
-0.1
White non-Hispanic, 16 and older
65.5
67.3
65.9
65.0
1.8
-1.4
-0.9
0.3
-0.2
-0.1
Men
76.5
75.3
73.0
71.6
-1.2
-2.3
-1.4
-0.2
-0.3
-0.2
Women
55.4
59.8
59.3
58.8
4.4
-0.5
-0.5
0.8
-0.1
-0.1
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