Civilian labor force by age, sex, race, and ethnicity
This table also can be found in the article, "Labor Force Projections to 2018," published in the November 2009 Monthly Labor Review.Other available formats: [PDF] [XLS]
Group |
Level |
Change |
Percent change |
Percent distribution |
Average annual |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 |
1998 |
2008 |
2018 |
1988-98 |
1998-2008 |
2008-18 |
1988-98 |
1998-2008 |
2008-18 |
1988 |
1998 |
2008 |
2018 |
1988-98 |
1998-2008 |
2008-18 |
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Level: |
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Total, 16 years and older |
121,669 |
137,673 |
154,287 |
166,911 |
16,004 |
16,614 |
12,624 |
13.2 |
12.1 |
8.2 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
16 to 24 |
22,536 |
21,894 |
22,032 |
21,131 |
-642 |
138 |
-901 |
-2.8 |
0.6 |
-4.1 |
18.5 |
15.9 |
14.3 |
12.7 |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
16 to 19 |
8,031 |
8,256 |
6,858 |
5,868 |
225 |
-1,398 |
-990 |
2.8 |
-16.9 |
-14.4 |
6.6 |
6.0 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
-1.8 |
-1.5 |
20 to 24 |
14,505 |
13,638 |
15,174 |
15,263 |
-867 |
1,536 |
89 |
-6.0 |
11.3 |
0.6 |
11.9 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
-0.6 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
25 to 54 |
84,041 |
98,718 |
104,396 |
105,944 |
14,677 |
5,678 |
1,548 |
17.5 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
69.1 |
71.7 |
67.7 |
63.5 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
25 to 34 |
35,503 |
32,813 |
33,332 |
36,814 |
-2,690 |
519 |
3,482 |
-7.6 |
1.6 |
10.4 |
29.2 |
23.8 |
21.6 |
22.1 |
-0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
35 to 44 |
29,435 |
37,536 |
35,061 |
34,787 |
8,101 |
-2,475 |
-274 |
27.5 |
-6.6 |
-0.8 |
24.2 |
27.3 |
22.7 |
20.8 |
2.5 |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
45 to 54 |
19,104 |
28,368 |
36,003 |
34,343 |
9,264 |
7,635 |
-1,660 |
48.5 |
26.9 |
-4.6 |
15.7 |
20.6 |
23.3 |
20.6 |
4.0 |
2.4 |
-0.5 |
55 and older |
15,092 |
17,062 |
27,858 |
39,836 |
1,970 |
10,796 |
11,978 |
13.1 |
63.3 |
43.0 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
18.1 |
23.9 |
1.2 |
5.0 |
3.6 |
55 to 64 |
11,808 |
13,215 |
21,615 |
28,754 |
1,407 |
8,400 |
7,139 |
11.9 |
63.6 |
33.0 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
14.0 |
17.2 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
2.9 |
65 to 74 |
2,814 |
3,179 |
4,985 |
9,045 |
365 |
1,806 |
4,060 |
13.0 |
56.8 |
81.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
75 and older |
471 |
668 |
1,258 |
2,037 |
197 |
590 |
779 |
41.8 |
88.3 |
61.9 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
4.9 |
Men, 16 years and older |
66,927 |
73,959 |
82,520 |
88,682 |
7,032 |
8,561 |
6,162 |
10.5 |
11.6 |
7.5 |
55.0 |
53.7 |
53.5 |
53.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
16 to 24 |
11,752 |
11,464 |
11,538 |
10,987 |
-288 |
74 |
-551 |
-2.5 |
0.6 |
-4.8 |
9.7 |
8.3 |
7.5 |
6.6 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
-0.5 |
16 to 19 |
4,159 |
4,244 |
3,472 |
2,923 |
85 |
-772 |
-549 |
2.0 |
-18.2 |
-15.8 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
-2.0 |
-1.7 |
20 to 24 |
7,594 |
7,221 |
8,065 |
8,064 |
-373 |
844 |
-1 |
-4.9 |
11.7 |
0.0 |
6.2 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
-0.5 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
25 to 54 |
46,382 |
53,002 |
56,202 |
57,309 |
6,620 |
3,200 |
1,107 |
14.3 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
38.1 |
38.5 |
36.4 |
34.3 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
25 to 34 |
19,742 |
17,796 |
18,302 |
20,173 |
-1,946 |
506 |
1,871 |
-9.9 |
2.8 |
10.2 |
16.2 |
12.9 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
-1.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
35 to 44 |
16,074 |
20,242 |
18,972 |
19,109 |
4,168 |
-1,270 |
137 |
25.9 |
-6.3 |
0.7 |
13.2 |
14.7 |
12.3 |
11.4 |
2.3 |
-0.6 |
0.1 |
45 to 54 |
10,566 |
14,963 |
18,928 |
18,027 |
4,397 |
3,965 |
-901 |
41.6 |
26.5 |
-4.8 |
8.7 |
10.9 |
12.3 |
10.8 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
-0.5 |
55 and older |
8,793 |
9,493 |
14,780 |
20,386 |
700 |
5,287 |
5,606 |
8.0 |
55.7 |
37.9 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
9.6 |
12.2 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
55 to 64 |
6,831 |
7,253 |
11,345 |
14,479 |
422 |
4,092 |
3,134 |
6.2 |
56.4 |
27.6 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
2.5 |
65 to 74 |
1,657 |
1,826 |
2,724 |
4,753 |
169 |
898 |
2,029 |
10.2 |
49.2 |
74.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
5.7 |
75 and older |
304 |
413 |
711 |
1,154 |
109 |
298 |
443 |
35.9 |
72.2 |
62.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
Women, 16 years and older |
54,742 |
63,714 |
71,767 |
78,229 |
8,972 |
8,053 |
6,462 |
16.4 |
12.6 |
9.0 |
45.0 |
46.3 |
46.5 |
46.9 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
16 to 24 |
10,783 |
10,430 |
10,494 |
10,144 |
-353 |
64 |
-350 |
-3.3 |
0.6 |
-3.3 |
8.9 |
7.6 |
6.8 |
6.1 |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
16 to 19 |
3,872 |
4,012 |
3,385 |
2,946 |
140 |
-627 |
-439 |
3.6 |
-15.6 |
-13.0 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
-1.7 |
-1.4 |
20 to 24 |
6,910 |
6,418 |
7,109 |
7,198 |
-492 |
691 |
89 |
-7.1 |
10.8 |
1.3 |
5.7 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
-0.7 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
25 to 54 |
37,659 |
45,716 |
48,195 |
48,635 |
8,057 |
2,479 |
440 |
21.4 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
31.0 |
33.2 |
31.2 |
29.1 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
25 to 34 |
15,761 |
15,017 |
15,030 |
16,641 |
-744 |
13 |
1,611 |
-4.7 |
0.1 |
10.7 |
13.0 |
10.9 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
-0.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
35 to 44 |
13,361 |
17,294 |
16,089 |
15,678 |
3,933 |
-1,205 |
-411 |
29.4 |
-7.0 |
-2.6 |
11.0 |
12.6 |
10.4 |
9.4 |
2.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.3 |
45 to 54 |
8,537 |
13,405 |
17,075 |
16,316 |
4,868 |
3,670 |
-759 |
57.0 |
27.4 |
-4.4 |
7.0 |
9.7 |
11.1 |
9.8 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
-0.5 |
55 and older |
6,301 |
7,569 |
13,078 |
19,449 |
1,268 |
5,509 |
6,371 |
20.1 |
72.8 |
48.7 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
8.5 |
11.7 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
4.0 |
55 to 64 |
4,977 |
5,962 |
10,270 |
14,275 |
985 |
4,308 |
4,005 |
19.8 |
72.3 |
39.0 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
8.6 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
3.3 |
65 to 74 |
1,157 |
1,352 |
2,261 |
4,291 |
195 |
909 |
2,030 |
16.9 |
67.2 |
89.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
75 and older |
167 |
255 |
547 |
883 |
88 |
292 |
336 |
52.7 |
114.5 |
61.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
7.9 |
4.9 |
White |
104,756 |
115,415 |
125,635 |
132,490 |
10,659 |
10,220 |
6,855 |
10.2 |
8.9 |
5.5 |
86.1 |
83.8 |
81.4 |
79.4 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
Men |
58,317 |
63,034 |
68,351 |
71,731 |
4,717 |
5,317 |
3,380 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
4.9 |
47.9 |
45.8 |
44.3 |
43.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
Women |
46,439 |
52,380 |
57,284 |
60,759 |
5,941 |
4,904 |
3,475 |
12.8 |
9.4 |
6.1 |
38.2 |
38.0 |
37.1 |
36.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
Black |
13,205 |
15,982 |
17,740 |
20,244 |
2,777 |
1,758 |
2,504 |
21.0 |
11.0 |
14.1 |
10.9 |
11.6 |
11.5 |
12.1 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
Men |
6,596 |
7,542 |
8,347 |
9,579 |
946 |
805 |
1,232 |
14.3 |
10.7 |
14.8 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
Women |
6,609 |
8,441 |
9,393 |
10,665 |
1,832 |
952 |
1,272 |
27.7 |
11.3 |
13.5 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
Asian |
3,718 |
6,278 |
7,202 |
9,345 |
2,560 |
924 |
2,143 |
68.9 |
14.7 |
29.8 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
Men |
2,017 |
3,383 |
3,852 |
4,895 |
1,366 |
469 |
1,043 |
67.7 |
13.9 |
27.1 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
Women |
1,701 |
2,895 |
3,350 |
4,450 |
1,194 |
455 |
1,100 |
70.2 |
15.7 |
32.8 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
All other groups1 |
- |
- |
3,710 |
4,832 |
- |
- |
1,122 |
- |
- |
30.2 |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
Men |
- |
- |
1,970 |
2,477 |
- |
- |
507 |
- |
- |
25.7 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
2.3 |
Women |
- |
- |
1,740 |
2,355 |
- |
- |
615 |
- |
- |
35.3 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
3.1 |
Hispanic origin |
8,982 |
14,317 |
22,024 |
29,304 |
5,335 |
7,707 |
7,280 |
59.4 |
53.8 |
33.1 |
7.4 |
10.4 |
14.3 |
17.6 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
2.9 |
Men |
5,409 |
8,571 |
13,255 |
17,051 |
3,162 |
4,684 |
3,796 |
58.5 |
54.6 |
28.6 |
4.4 |
6.2 |
8.6 |
10.2 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
2.6 |
Women |
3,573 |
5,746 |
8,769 |
12,253 |
2,173 |
3,023 |
3,484 |
60.8 |
52.6 |
39.7 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
7.3 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
Other than Hispanic origin |
112,687 |
123,356 |
132,263 |
137,607 |
10,669 |
8,907 |
5,344 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
4.0 |
92.6 |
89.6 |
85.7 |
82.4 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
Men |
61,518 |
65,388 |
69,265 |
71,631 |
3,870 |
3,877 |
2,366 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
3.4 |
50.6 |
47.5 |
44.9 |
42.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
Women |
51,169 |
57,968 |
62,998 |
65,976 |
6,799 |
5,030 |
2,978 |
13.3 |
8.7 |
4.7 |
42.1 |
42.1 |
40.8 |
39.5 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
White non-Hispanic |
96,141 |
101,767 |
105,210 |
106,834 |
5,626 |
3,443 |
1,624 |
5.9 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
79.0 |
73.9 |
68.2 |
64.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Men |
53,122 |
54,833 |
55,971 |
57,075 |
1,711 |
1,138 |
1,104 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
43.7 |
39.8 |
36.3 |
34.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Women |
43,018 |
46,935 |
49,238 |
49,759 |
3,917 |
2,303 |
521 |
9.1 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
35.4 |
34.1 |
31.9 |
29.8 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
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Footnotes: Source: Employment Projections Program, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
Last Modified Date: December 10, 2009
