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Civilian labor force by age, sex, race, and ethnicity
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Table 3.4 Civilian labor force by age, sex, race, and ethnicity, 1996, 2006, 2016, and projected 2026 (Numbers in thousands)
Group |
Level |
Change |
Percent change |
Percent distribution |
Annual growth rate (percent) |
1996 |
2006 |
2016 |
2026 |
1996–06 |
2006–16 |
2016–26 |
1996–06 |
2006–16 |
2016–26 |
1996 |
2006 |
2016 |
2026 |
1996–06 |
2006–16 |
2016–26 |
Total, 16 years and older |
133,943 |
151,428 |
159,187 |
169,650 |
17,485 |
7,759 |
10,463 |
13.1 |
5.1 |
6.6 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
16 to 24 |
21,183 |
22,394 |
21,202 |
19,868 |
1,211 |
-1,192 |
-1,334 |
5.7 |
-5.3 |
-6.3 |
15.8 |
14.8 |
13.3 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 |
16 to 19 |
7,806 |
7,281 |
5,889 |
5,289 |
-525 |
-1,392 |
-600 |
-6.7 |
-19.1 |
-10.2 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
-0.7 |
-2.1 |
-1.1 |
20 to 24 |
13,377 |
15,113 |
15,313 |
14,579 |
1,736 |
200 |
-734 |
13.0 |
1.3 |
-4.8 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.6 |
8.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
-0.5 |
25 to 54 |
96,786 |
103,566 |
102,248 |
107,634 |
6,780 |
-1,318 |
5,386 |
7.0 |
-1.3 |
5.3 |
72.3 |
68.4 |
64.2 |
63.4 |
0.7 |
-0.1 |
0.5 |
25 to 34 |
33,833 |
32,573 |
35,519 |
37,486 |
-1,260 |
2,946 |
1,967 |
-3.7 |
9.0 |
5.5 |
25.3 |
21.5 |
22.3 |
22.1 |
-0.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
35 to 44 |
36,556 |
35,848 |
32,820 |
37,599 |
-708 |
-3,028 |
4,779 |
-1.9 |
-8.4 |
14.6 |
27.3 |
23.7 |
20.6 |
22.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.9 |
1.4 |
45 to 54 |
26,397 |
35,146 |
33,909 |
32,548 |
8,749 |
-1,237 |
-1,361 |
33.1 |
-3.5 |
-4.0 |
19.7 |
23.2 |
21.3 |
19.2 |
2.9 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
55 and older |
15,974 |
25,468 |
35,737 |
42,148 |
9,494 |
10,269 |
6,411 |
59.4 |
40.3 |
17.9 |
11.9 |
16.8 |
22.4 |
24.8 |
4.8 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
55 to 64 |
12,146 |
19,984 |
26,465 |
27,531 |
7,838 |
6,481 |
1,066 |
64.5 |
32.4 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
13.2 |
16.6 |
16.2 |
5.1 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
65 to 74 |
3,194 |
4,404 |
7,621 |
11,456 |
1,210 |
3,217 |
3,835 |
37.9 |
73.0 |
50.3 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
4.2 |
75 and older |
634 |
1,080 |
1,651 |
3,161 |
446 |
571 |
1,510 |
70.3 |
52.9 |
91.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
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Men, 16 years and older |
72,087 |
81,255 |
84,755 |
89,277 |
9,168 |
3,500 |
4,522 |
12.7 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
53.8 |
53.7 |
53.2 |
52.6 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
16 to 24 |
11,147 |
11,810 |
10,949 |
9,999 |
663 |
-861 |
-950 |
5.9 |
-7.3 |
-8.7 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
6.9 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
-0.8 |
-0.9 |
16 to 19 |
4,043 |
3,693 |
2,995 |
2,595 |
-350 |
-698 |
-400 |
-8.7 |
-18.9 |
-13.4 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
-0.9 |
-2.1 |
-1.4 |
20 to 24 |
7,104 |
8,116 |
7,954 |
7,404 |
1,012 |
-162 |
-550 |
14.2 |
-2.0 |
-6.9 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.7 |
25 to 54 |
51,999 |
55,840 |
54,726 |
57,379 |
3,841 |
-1,114 |
2,653 |
7.4 |
-2.0 |
4.8 |
38.8 |
36.9 |
34.4 |
33.8 |
0.7 |
-0.2 |
0.5 |
25 to 34 |
18,431 |
17,944 |
19,151 |
20,078 |
-487 |
1,207 |
927 |
-2.6 |
6.7 |
4.8 |
13.8 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
11.8 |
-0.3 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
35 to 44 |
19,602 |
19,407 |
17,686 |
20,435 |
-195 |
-1,721 |
2,749 |
-1.0 |
-8.9 |
15.5 |
14.6 |
12.8 |
11.1 |
12.0 |
-0.1 |
-0.9 |
1.5 |
45 to 54 |
13,967 |
18,489 |
17,890 |
16,866 |
4,522 |
-599 |
-1,024 |
32.4 |
-3.2 |
-5.7 |
10.4 |
12.2 |
11.2 |
9.9 |
2.8 |
-0.3 |
-0.6 |
55 and older |
8,941 |
13,605 |
19,079 |
21,899 |
4,664 |
5,474 |
2,820 |
52.2 |
40.2 |
14.8 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
12.0 |
12.9 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
55 to 64 |
6,693 |
10,509 |
13,938 |
14,008 |
3,816 |
3,429 |
70 |
57.0 |
32.6 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
8.8 |
8.3 |
4.6 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
65 to 74 |
1,872 |
2,466 |
4,180 |
6,159 |
594 |
1,714 |
1,979 |
31.7 |
69.5 |
47.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
4.0 |
75 and older |
375 |
630 |
960 |
1,732 |
255 |
330 |
772 |
68.0 |
52.4 |
80.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
4.3 |
6.1 |
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Women, 16 years and older |
61,857 |
70,173 |
74,432 |
80,373 |
8,316 |
4,259 |
5,941 |
13.4 |
6.1 |
8.0 |
46.2 |
46.3 |
46.8 |
47.4 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
16 to 24 |
10,036 |
10,584 |
10,253 |
9,869 |
548 |
-331 |
-384 |
5.5 |
-3.1 |
-3.7 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
6.4 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
16 to 19 |
3,763 |
3,588 |
2,894 |
2,694 |
-175 |
-694 |
-200 |
-4.7 |
-19.3 |
-6.9 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
-0.5 |
-2.1 |
-0.7 |
20 to 24 |
6,273 |
6,997 |
7,359 |
7,175 |
724 |
362 |
-184 |
11.5 |
5.2 |
-2.5 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
-0.3 |
25 to 54 |
44,787 |
47,726 |
47,522 |
50,254 |
2,939 |
-204 |
2,732 |
6.6 |
-0.4 |
5.7 |
33.4 |
31.5 |
29.9 |
29.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
25 to 34 |
15,403 |
14,628 |
16,369 |
17,408 |
-775 |
1,741 |
1,039 |
-5.0 |
11.9 |
6.3 |
11.5 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
-0.5 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
35 to 44 |
16,954 |
16,441 |
15,134 |
17,164 |
-513 |
-1,307 |
2,030 |
-3.0 |
-7.9 |
13.4 |
12.7 |
10.9 |
9.5 |
10.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.8 |
1.3 |
45 to 54 |
12,430 |
16,656 |
16,019 |
15,682 |
4,226 |
-637 |
-337 |
34.0 |
-3.8 |
-2.1 |
9.3 |
11.0 |
10.1 |
9.2 |
3.0 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
55 and older |
7,033 |
11,863 |
16,657 |
20,249 |
4,830 |
4,794 |
3,592 |
68.7 |
40.4 |
21.6 |
5.3 |
7.8 |
10.5 |
11.9 |
5.4 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
55 to 64 |
5,452 |
9,475 |
12,527 |
13,523 |
4,023 |
3,052 |
996 |
73.8 |
32.2 |
8.0 |
4.1 |
6.3 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
5.7 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
65 to 74 |
1,321 |
1,937 |
3,439 |
5,297 |
616 |
1,502 |
1,858 |
46.6 |
77.5 |
54.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
4.4 |
75 and older |
260 |
451 |
691 |
1,429 |
191 |
240 |
738 |
73.5 |
53.2 |
106.8 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
4.4 |
7.5 |
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White |
113,108 |
123,834 |
124,658 |
129,214 |
10,726 |
824 |
4,556 |
9.5 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
84.4 |
81.8 |
78.3 |
76.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
Men |
61,783 |
67,613 |
67,564 |
69,256 |
5,830 |
-49 |
1,692 |
9.4 |
-0.1 |
2.5 |
46.1 |
44.7 |
42.4 |
40.8 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Women |
51,325 |
56,221 |
57,095 |
59,958 |
4,896 |
874 |
2,863 |
9.5 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
38.3 |
37.1 |
35.9 |
35.3 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
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Black |
15,134 |
17,314 |
19,637 |
21,554 |
2,180 |
2,323 |
1,917 |
14.4 |
13.4 |
9.8 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
12.3 |
12.7 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
Men |
7,264 |
8,128 |
9,315 |
10,118 |
864 |
1,187 |
803 |
11.9 |
14.6 |
8.6 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
Women |
7,869 |
9,186 |
10,321 |
11,436 |
1,317 |
1,135 |
1,115 |
16.7 |
12.4 |
10.8 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
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Asian |
5,703 |
6,727 |
9,562 |
12,209 |
1,024 |
2,835 |
2,647 |
18.0 |
42.1 |
27.7 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
6.0 |
7.2 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
Men |
3,039 |
3,621 |
5,091 |
6,484 |
582 |
1,470 |
1,393 |
19.2 |
40.6 |
27.4 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
Women |
2,664 |
3,106 |
4,471 |
5,726 |
442 |
1,365 |
1,255 |
16.6 |
43.9 |
28.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
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All other groups |
– |
3,552 |
5,330 |
6,673 |
– |
1,778 |
1,343 |
– |
50.1 |
25.2 |
– |
– |
3.3 |
3.9 |
– |
4.1 |
2.3 |
Men |
– |
1,893 |
2,785 |
3,420 |
– |
892 |
635 |
– |
47.1 |
22.8 |
– |
– |
1.7 |
2.0 |
– |
3.9 |
2.1 |
Women |
– |
1,660 |
2,545 |
3,253 |
– |
885 |
708 |
– |
53.3 |
27.8 |
– |
– |
1.6 |
1.9 |
– |
4.4 |
2.5 |
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Hispanic origin |
12,774 |
20,694 |
26,797 |
34,915 |
7,920 |
6,103 |
8,118 |
62.0 |
29.5 |
30.3 |
9.5 |
13.7 |
16.8 |
20.6 |
4.9 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
Men |
7,646 |
12,488 |
15,396 |
19,733 |
4,842 |
2,908 |
4,337 |
63.3 |
23.3 |
28.2 |
5.7 |
8.2 |
9.7 |
11.6 |
5.0 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
Women |
5,128 |
8,206 |
11,401 |
15,182 |
3,078 |
3,195 |
3,781 |
60.0 |
38.9 |
33.2 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
7.2 |
8.9 |
4.8 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
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Other than Hispanic origin |
121,169 |
130,734 |
132,390 |
134,735 |
9,565 |
1,656 |
2,345 |
7.9 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
90.5 |
86.3 |
83.2 |
79.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Men |
64,441 |
68,767 |
69,359 |
69,544 |
4,326 |
592 |
185 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
48.1 |
45.4 |
43.6 |
41.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
Women |
56,729 |
61,967 |
63,031 |
65,191 |
5,238 |
1,064 |
2,160 |
9.2 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
42.4 |
40.9 |
39.6 |
38.4 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
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White non-Hispanic |
100,915 |
104,629 |
100,878 |
98,407 |
3,714 |
-3,751 |
-2,471 |
3.7 |
-3.6 |
-2.4 |
75.3 |
69.1 |
63.4 |
58.0 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
Men |
54,451 |
55,953 |
53,769 |
51,682 |
1,502 |
-2,184 |
-2,087 |
2.8 |
-3.9 |
-3.9 |
40.7 |
37.0 |
33.8 |
30.5 |
0.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
Women |
46,464 |
48,676 |
47,109 |
46,725 |
2,212 |
-1,567 |
-384 |
4.8 |
-3.2 |
-0.8 |
34.7 |
32.1 |
29.6 |
27.5 |
0.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
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Age of baby boomers |
32 to 50 |
42 to 60 |
52 to 70 |
62 to 80 |
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