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Group |
Participation rate, 2002 |
Participation rate, 2012 |
Participation rate, 2022 |
Participation rate, 2032 |
Participation rate change, 2002–12 |
Participation rate change, 2012–22 |
Participation rate change, 2022–32 |
Compound annual rate of change, 2002–12 |
Compound annual rate of change, 2012–22 |
Compound annual rate of change, 2022–32 |
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Total, 16 years and older |
66.6 |
63.7 |
62.2 |
60.4 |
-2.9 |
-1.5 |
-1.8 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
16 to 24 |
63.3 |
54.9 |
55.6 |
51.3 |
-8.4 |
0.7 |
-4.3 |
-1.4 |
0.1 |
-0.8 |
16 to 19 |
47.4 |
34.3 |
36.8 |
30.9 |
-13.1 |
2.5 |
-5.9 |
-3.2 |
0.7 |
-1.7 |
20 to 24 |
76.4 |
70.9 |
71.0 |
67.8 |
-5.5 |
0.0 |
-3.2 |
-0.7 |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
25 to 54 |
83.3 |
81.4 |
82.4 |
81.7 |
-1.9 |
1.0 |
-0.8 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
25 to 34 |
83.7 |
81.7 |
83.2 |
82.1 |
-2.0 |
1.5 |
-1.0 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
35 to 44 |
84.1 |
82.6 |
83.0 |
81.9 |
-1.6 |
0.4 |
-1.0 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
45 to 54 |
82.1 |
80.2 |
81.1 |
80.9 |
-1.9 |
0.9 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
55 and older |
34.5 |
40.5 |
38.8 |
37.4 |
5.9 |
-1.6 |
-1.4 |
1.6 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
55 to 64 |
61.9 |
64.5 |
65.2 |
68.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
65 to 74 |
20.4 |
26.8 |
26.6 |
29.9 |
6.5 |
-0.3 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
-0.1 |
1.2 |
75 and older |
5.1 |
7.6 |
8.2 |
9.9 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
Men, 16 years and older |
74.1 |
70.2 |
68.0 |
65.2 |
-3.9 |
-2.2 |
-2.8 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
16 to 24 |
65.5 |
56.5 |
56.5 |
51.0 |
-9.0 |
0.0 |
-5.5 |
-1.5 |
0.0 |
-1.0 |
16 to 19 |
47.5 |
34.0 |
36.3 |
30.1 |
-13.5 |
2.4 |
-6.2 |
-3.3 |
0.7 |
-1.9 |
20 to 24 |
80.7 |
74.5 |
73.2 |
68.2 |
-6.2 |
-1.3 |
-5.0 |
-0.8 |
-0.2 |
-0.7 |
25 to 54 |
91.0 |
88.7 |
88.6 |
86.7 |
-2.4 |
-0.1 |
-1.9 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
25 to 34 |
92.4 |
89.5 |
88.7 |
86.2 |
-2.9 |
-0.8 |
-2.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
35 to 44 |
92.1 |
90.7 |
89.7 |
88.0 |
-1.4 |
-1.0 |
-1.7 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
45 to 54 |
88.5 |
86.0 |
87.1 |
85.6 |
-2.4 |
1.1 |
-1.5 |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
55 and older |
42.0 |
46.8 |
44.7 |
42.3 |
4.7 |
-2.1 |
-2.4 |
1.1 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
55 to 64 |
69.2 |
69.9 |
71.0 |
72.2 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
65 to 74 |
25.5 |
31.8 |
31.4 |
34.5 |
6.3 |
-0.4 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
-0.1 |
1.0 |
75 and older |
7.6 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
12.9 |
3.7 |
-0.2 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
-0.2 |
1.5 |
Women, 16 years and older |
59.6 |
57.7 |
56.8 |
55.9 |
-1.9 |
-0.9 |
-0.9 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
16 to 24 |
61.1 |
53.2 |
54.6 |
51.5 |
-7.9 |
1.4 |
-3.1 |
-1.4 |
0.3 |
-0.6 |
16 to 19 |
47.3 |
34.6 |
37.2 |
31.7 |
-12.7 |
2.6 |
-5.5 |
-3.1 |
0.7 |
-1.6 |
20 to 24 |
72.1 |
67.4 |
68.7 |
67.3 |
-4.7 |
1.3 |
-1.4 |
-0.7 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
25 to 54 |
75.9 |
74.5 |
76.4 |
76.7 |
-1.4 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
25 to 34 |
75.1 |
74.1 |
77.6 |
78.2 |
-1.1 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
-0.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
35 to 44 |
76.4 |
74.8 |
76.3 |
75.7 |
-1.6 |
1.5 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
45 to 54 |
76.0 |
74.7 |
75.2 |
76.3 |
-1.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
55 and older |
28.5 |
35.1 |
33.6 |
33.1 |
6.6 |
-1.5 |
-0.5 |
2.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
55 to 64 |
55.2 |
59.4 |
59.6 |
64.7 |
4.3 |
0.1 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
65 to 74 |
16.1 |
22.5 |
22.3 |
25.7 |
6.4 |
-0.2 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
-0.1 |
1.4 |
75 and older |
3.5 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
7.6 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
White |
66.8 |
64.0 |
62.0 |
59.9 |
-2.8 |
-2.0 |
-2.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
Men |
74.8 |
71.0 |
68.1 |
65.1 |
-3.8 |
-2.9 |
-3.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
Women |
59.3 |
57.4 |
56.1 |
54.9 |
-2.0 |
-1.3 |
-1.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
Black |
64.8 |
61.5 |
62.2 |
60.4 |
-3.2 |
0.7 |
-1.8 |
-0.5 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
Men |
68.4 |
63.6 |
65.2 |
62.2 |
-4.8 |
1.6 |
-2.9 |
-0.7 |
0.2 |
-0.5 |
Women |
61.8 |
59.8 |
59.7 |
58.8 |
-2.0 |
-0.1 |
-0.9 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
All other groups(1) |
66.8 |
63.9 |
64.2 |
63.6 |
-2.9 |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
Men |
75.5 |
71.2 |
70.6 |
69.2 |
-4.3 |
-0.6 |
-1.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
Women |
58.9 |
57.3 |
58.3 |
58.5 |
-1.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
-0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
Hispanic origin |
69.1 |
66.4 |
66.3 |
65.3 |
-2.8 |
-0.1 |
-1.0 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
Men |
80.2 |
76.1 |
75.2 |
72.7 |
-4.2 |
-0.8 |
-2.5 |
-0.5 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
Women |
57.6 |
56.6 |
57.3 |
57.9 |
-1.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Other than Hispanic origin |
66.2 |
63.2 |
61.4 |
59.2 |
-3.0 |
-1.8 |
-2.2 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
Men |
73.2 |
69.1 |
66.4 |
63.2 |
-4.2 |
-2.7 |
-3.2 |
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
Women |
59.9 |
57.9 |
56.7 |
55.4 |
-2.0 |
-1.2 |
-1.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
Age of baby boomers |
38 to 56 |
48 to 66 |
58 to 76 |
68 to 86 |
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Last Modified Date: September 6, 2023