Chart 1. Population and labor force growth, 10-year compound average annual rates, for selected periods and 2022–32 projected (in percent)
Period Population Labor force

1962–72

 1.8 2.1

1972–82

 1.8 2.4

1982–92

 1.1 1.5

1992–2002

 1.2 1.2

2002–12

 1.1 0.7

2012–22

 0.8 0.6

2022–32 projected

 0.7 0.4

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.