Civilian labor force participation rate, by age, sex, race, and ethnicity
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Table 3.3 Civilian labor force participation rate, by age, sex, race, and ethnicity, 1996, 2006, 2016, and projected 2026 (in percent)
Group |
Participation rate |
Percentage-point change |
Annual growth rate |
1996 |
2006 |
2016 |
2026 |
1996–06 |
2006–16 |
2016–26 |
1996–06 |
2006–16 |
2016–26 |
Total, 16 years and older |
66.8 |
66.2 |
62.8 |
61.0 |
-0.6 |
-3.4 |
-1.8 |
-0.1 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
16 to 24 |
65.5 |
60.6 |
55.2 |
52.5 |
-4.9 |
-5.4 |
-2.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.9 |
-0.5 |
16 to 19 |
52.3 |
43.7 |
35.2 |
31.7 |
-8.6 |
-8.5 |
-3.5 |
-1.8 |
-2.1 |
-1.0 |
20 to 24 |
76.8 |
74.6 |
70.5 |
68.8 |
-2.2 |
-4.1 |
-1.7 |
-0.3 |
-0.6 |
-0.2 |
25 to 54 |
83.8 |
82.9 |
81.3 |
81.6 |
-0.9 |
-1.6 |
0.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
25 to 34 |
84.1 |
83.0 |
81.6 |
81.8 |
-1.1 |
-1.4 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
35 to 44 |
84.8 |
83.8 |
82.4 |
82.3 |
-1.0 |
-1.4 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
45 to 54 |
82.1 |
81.9 |
80.0 |
80.7 |
-0.2 |
-1.9 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
55 and older |
30.3 |
38.0 |
40.0 |
38.9 |
7.7 |
2.0 |
-1.1 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
-0.3 |
55 to 64 |
57.9 |
63.7 |
64.1 |
66.6 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
55 to 59 |
68.5 |
72.0 |
71.5 |
73.9 |
3.5 |
-0.5 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
60 to 64 |
45.8 |
52.5 |
55.8 |
59.6 |
6.7 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
60 to 61 |
56.2 |
60.6 |
63.2 |
66.6 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
62 to 64 |
38.4 |
46.7 |
50.4 |
55.0 |
8.3 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
2 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
65 and older |
12.1 |
15.4 |
19.3 |
21.8 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
65 to 74 |
17.5 |
23.6 |
26.8 |
30.2 |
6.1 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
65 to 69 |
21.9 |
29.0 |
32.2 |
36.6 |
7.1 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
70 to 74 |
12.5 |
17.0 |
19.2 |
22.7 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
75 and older |
4.7 |
6.4 |
8.4 |
10.8 |
1.7 |
2 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
75 to 79 |
6.8 |
9.6 |
12.1 |
15.1 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
| |
Men, 16 years and older |
74.9 |
73.5 |
69.2 |
66.2 |
-1.4 |
-4.3 |
-3.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
16 to 24 |
68.8 |
63.3 |
56.5 |
52.6 |
-5.5 |
-6.8 |
-3.9 |
-0.8 |
-1.1 |
-0.7 |
16 to 19 |
53.2 |
43.7 |
35.3 |
30.8 |
-9.5 |
-8.4 |
-4.5 |
-1.9 |
-2.1 |
-1.4 |
20 to 24 |
82.5 |
79.6 |
73.0 |
70.0 |
-2.9 |
-6.6 |
-3.0 |
-0.4 |
-0.9 |
-0.4 |
25 to 54 |
91.8 |
90.6 |
88.5 |
87.6 |
-1.2 |
-2.1 |
-0.9 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
25 to 34 |
93.2 |
91.7 |
88.8 |
87.6 |
-1.5 |
-2.9 |
-1.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
35 to 44 |
92.4 |
92.1 |
90.6 |
89.8 |
-0.3 |
-1.5 |
-0.8 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
45 to 54 |
89.1 |
88.1 |
86.3 |
85.2 |
-1.0 |
-1.8 |
-1.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
55 and older |
38.3 |
44.9 |
46.2 |
43.4 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
-2.8 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
-0.6 |
55 to 64 |
67.0 |
69.6 |
70.2 |
70.1 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
-0.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
55 to 59 |
77.9 |
77.7 |
77.4 |
76.8 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
60 to 64 |
54.3 |
58.6 |
62.0 |
63.4 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
60 to 61 |
66.2 |
67.2 |
69.8 |
69.4 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
-0.1 |
62 to 64 |
45.7 |
52.4 |
56.1 |
59.5 |
6.7 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
65 and older |
16.9 |
20.3 |
24.0 |
25.9 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
65 to 74 |
22.9 |
28.8 |
31.5 |
34.7 |
5.9 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
65 to 69 |
27.5 |
34.4 |
36.9 |
40.5 |
6.9 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
70 to 74 |
17.3 |
21.6 |
23.8 |
27.8 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
75 and older |
7.3 |
9.5 |
11.7 |
13.6 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
75 to 79 |
9.7 |
13.2 |
15.3 |
18.0 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| |
Women, 16 years and older |
59.3 |
59.4 |
56.8 |
56.1 |
0.1 |
-2.6 |
-0.7 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
16 to 24 |
62.2 |
57.9 |
53.8 |
52.3 |
-4.3 |
-4.1 |
-1.5 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-0.3 |
16 to 19 |
51.3 |
43.7 |
35.1 |
32.7 |
-7.6 |
-8.6 |
-2.4 |
-1.6 |
-2.2 |
-0.7 |
20 to 24 |
71.3 |
69.5 |
68.0 |
67.6 |
-1.8 |
-1.5 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
25 to 54 |
76.1 |
75.5 |
74.3 |
75.7 |
-0.6 |
-1.2 |
1.4 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
25 to 34 |
75.2 |
74.4 |
74.5 |
76.0 |
-0.8 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
35 to 44 |
77.5 |
75.9 |
74.5 |
74.8 |
-1.6 |
-1.4 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
45 to 54 |
75.4 |
76.0 |
73.9 |
76.4 |
0.6 |
-2.1 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
0.3 |
55 and older |
23.9 |
32.3 |
34.7 |
34.9 |
8.4 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
55 to 64 |
49.6 |
58.2 |
58.4 |
63.4 |
8.6 |
0.2 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
55 to 59 |
59.8 |
66.7 |
65.9 |
71.1 |
6.9 |
-0.8 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
-0.1 |
0.8 |
60 to 64 |
38.2 |
47.0 |
50.1 |
56.0 |
8.8 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
60 to 61 |
47.2 |
54.6 |
57.0 |
63.9 |
7.4 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
62 to 64 |
31.8 |
41.5 |
45.3 |
51.0 |
9.7 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
65 and older |
8.6 |
11.7 |
15.5 |
18.3 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
65 to 74 |
13.1 |
19.2 |
22.7 |
26.2 |
6.1 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
65 to 69 |
17.2 |
24.2 |
28.0 |
33.2 |
7.0 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
70 to 74 |
8.8 |
13.1 |
15.2 |
18.3 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
75 and older |
3.1 |
4.4 |
6.1 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
8.8 |
75 to 79 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
9.5 |
12.7 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
| |
Race: |
White |
67.2 |
66.5 |
62.9 |
61.1 |
-0.7 |
-3.6 |
-1.8 |
-0.1 |
-0.6 |
-0.3 |
Men |
75.8 |
74.3 |
69.8 |
66.8 |
-1.5 |
-4.5 |
-3.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
Women |
59.1 |
59.0 |
56.3 |
55.6 |
-0.1 |
-2.7 |
-0.7 |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.1 |
| |
Black |
64.1 |
64.1 |
61.6 |
59.9 |
0.0 |
-2.5 |
-1.7 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
Men |
68.7 |
67.0 |
64.1 |
61.1 |
-1.7 |
-2.9 |
-3.0 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
Women |
60.4 |
61.7 |
59.4 |
58.8 |
1.3 |
-2.3 |
-0.6 |
0.2 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
| |
Asian |
65.8 |
66.2 |
63.2 |
62.8 |
0.4 |
-3.0 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
-0.5 |
-0.1 |
Men |
73.4 |
75.0 |
72.1 |
71.4 |
1.6 |
-2.9 |
-0.7 |
0.2 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
Women |
58.8 |
58.3 |
55.5 |
55.3 |
-0.5 |
-2.8 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.5 |
0.0 |
| |
All other groups |
– |
65.9 |
64.1 |
59.7 |
– |
-1.8 |
-4.4 |
– |
-0.3 |
-0.7 |
Men |
– |
72.1 |
68.8 |
61.7 |
– |
-3.3 |
-7.1 |
– |
-0.5 |
-1.1 |
Women |
– |
60.1 |
59.7 |
57.6 |
– |
-0.4 |
-2.1 |
– |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
| |
Ethnicity: |
Hispanic origin |
66.5 |
68.7 |
65.8 |
65.9 |
2.2 |
-2.9 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
Men |
79.6 |
80.7 |
76.0 |
74.4 |
1.1 |
-4.7 |
-1.6 |
0.1 |
-0.6 |
-0.2 |
Women |
53.4 |
56.1 |
55.8 |
57.4 |
2.7 |
-0.3 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
| |
Other than Hispanic origin |
66.8 |
65.8 |
62.2 |
59.8 |
-1.0 |
-3.6 |
-2.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
Men |
74.4 |
72.3 |
67.8 |
64.2 |
-2.1 |
-4.4 |
-3.7 |
-0.3 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
Women |
59.9 |
59.8 |
57.0 |
55.8 |
0.0 |
-2.8 |
-1.2 |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
| |
White non-Hispanic |
67.3 |
66.1 |
62.3 |
59.8 |
-1.2 |
-3.8 |
-2.5 |
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
Men |
75.3 |
73.0 |
68.3 |
64.5 |
-2.3 |
-4.7 |
-3.8 |
-0.3 |
-0.7 |
-0.6 |
Women |
59.8 |
59.6 |
56.6 |
55.4 |
-0.2 |
-3.0 |
-1.2 |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
| |
Age of baby boomers |
32 to 50 |
42 to 60 |
52 to 70 |
62 to 80 |
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