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Group |
Participation rate, 2001 |
Participation rate, 2011 |
Participation rate, 2021 |
Participation rate, 2031 |
Participation rate change, 2001–11 |
Participation rate change, 2011–21 |
Participation rate change, 2021–31 |
Compound annual rate of change, 2001–11 |
Compound annual rate of change, 2011–21 |
Compound annual rate of change, 2021–31 |
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Total, 16 years and older |
66.8 |
64.1 |
61.7 |
60.1 |
-2.7 |
-2.5 |
-1.6 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
16 to 24 |
64.5 |
55.0 |
55.5 |
51.1 |
-9.6 |
0.5 |
-4.4 |
-1.6 |
0.1 |
-0.8 |
16 to 19 |
49.6 |
34.1 |
36.2 |
29.7 |
-15.5 |
2.1 |
-6.5 |
-3.7 |
0.6 |
-2.0 |
20 to 24 |
77.1 |
71.3 |
70.8 |
67.9 |
-5.8 |
-0.5 |
-2.9 |
-0.8 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
25 to 54 |
83.7 |
81.6 |
81.6 |
81.1 |
-2.1 |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
25 to 34 |
84.0 |
81.5 |
81.9 |
81.2 |
-2.5 |
0.4 |
-0.8 |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
35 to 44 |
84.6 |
82.7 |
82.0 |
81.3 |
-1.9 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
45 to 54 |
82.3 |
80.7 |
80.7 |
80.9 |
-1.7 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
55 and older |
33.2 |
40.2 |
38.4 |
37.7 |
7.0 |
-1.9 |
-0.7 |
1.9 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
55 to 64 |
60.4 |
64.2 |
64.6 |
68.2 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
65 to 74 |
19.7 |
26.4 |
25.8 |
30.7 |
6.8 |
-0.6 |
4.9 |
3.0 |
-0.2 |
1.7 |
75 and older |
5.2 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
11.1 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
Men |
74.4 |
70.5 |
67.6 |
64.9 |
-4.0 |
-2.9 |
-2.7 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
16 to 24 |
67.0 |
56.6 |
56.5 |
50.7 |
-10.4 |
-0.1 |
-5.8 |
-1.7 |
0.0 |
-1.1 |
16 to 19 |
50.2 |
33.7 |
35.9 |
28.8 |
-16.5 |
2.2 |
-7.1 |
-3.9 |
0.6 |
-2.2 |
20 to 24 |
81.6 |
74.7 |
73.0 |
68.2 |
-6.8 |
-1.7 |
-4.8 |
-0.9 |
-0.2 |
-0.7 |
25 to 54 |
91.3 |
88.7 |
88.0 |
86.4 |
-2.6 |
-0.7 |
-1.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
25 to 34 |
92.7 |
89.2 |
87.7 |
85.3 |
-3.6 |
-1.5 |
-2.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
35 to 44 |
92.5 |
90.9 |
89.6 |
88.3 |
-1.5 |
-1.3 |
-1.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
45 to 54 |
88.5 |
86.2 |
86.6 |
85.4 |
-2.3 |
0.4 |
-1.2 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
55 and older |
40.9 |
46.3 |
44.2 |
42.3 |
5.4 |
-2.1 |
-1.9 |
1.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
55 to 64 |
68.3 |
69.3 |
70.4 |
71.9 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
65 to 74 |
24.6 |
31.7 |
30.7 |
35.2 |
7.1 |
-1.0 |
4.5 |
2.6 |
-0.3 |
1.4 |
75 and older |
8.2 |
10.4 |
11.5 |
14.0 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
Women |
59.8 |
58.1 |
56.1 |
55.5 |
-1.7 |
-2.0 |
-0.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
16 to 24 |
62.0 |
53.3 |
54.5 |
51.5 |
-8.7 |
1.2 |
-3.0 |
-1.5 |
0.2 |
-0.6 |
16 to 19 |
49.0 |
34.6 |
36.5 |
30.6 |
-14.4 |
2.0 |
-5.9 |
-3.4 |
0.6 |
-1.7 |
20 to 24 |
72.7 |
67.8 |
68.6 |
67.6 |
-5.0 |
0.8 |
-1.0 |
-0.7 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
25 to 54 |
76.4 |
74.7 |
75.3 |
75.9 |
-1.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
25 to 34 |
75.5 |
73.9 |
76.2 |
77.0 |
-1.7 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
-0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
35 to 44 |
77.1 |
74.7 |
74.6 |
74.3 |
-2.4 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
45 to 54 |
76.4 |
75.4 |
75.0 |
76.5 |
-1.0 |
-0.3 |
1.5 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
55 and older |
27.0 |
35.1 |
33.3 |
33.6 |
8.0 |
-1.8 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
-0.5 |
0.1 |
55 to 64 |
53.2 |
59.5 |
59.2 |
64.8 |
6.4 |
-0.4 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
-0.1 |
0.9 |
65 to 74 |
15.6 |
21.8 |
21.6 |
26.7 |
6.2 |
-0.3 |
5.2 |
3.4 |
-0.1 |
2.2 |
75 and older |
3.3 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
8.9 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
White |
67.0 |
64.5 |
61.5 |
59.7 |
-2.5 |
-3.0 |
-1.8 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
Men |
75.1 |
71.3 |
67.9 |
65.0 |
-3.9 |
-3.4 |
-2.9 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
Women |
59.4 |
58.0 |
55.4 |
54.6 |
-1.4 |
-2.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.2 |
-0.5 |
-0.1 |
Black |
65.3 |
61.4 |
60.9 |
59.5 |
-3.9 |
-0.5 |
-1.5 |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
Men |
68.5 |
64.2 |
63.5 |
60.7 |
-4.2 |
-0.7 |
-2.8 |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
Women |
62.8 |
59.1 |
58.8 |
58.4 |
-3.7 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
All other groups(1) |
66.8 |
64.0 |
63.9 |
63.6 |
-2.8 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Men |
75.5 |
71.5 |
70.3 |
69.2 |
-4.0 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
Women |
58.9 |
57.1 |
58.0 |
58.4 |
-1.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Hispanic origin |
69.5 |
66.5 |
65.5 |
64.9 |
-3.0 |
-1.0 |
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
Men |
81.0 |
76.5 |
75.4 |
73.2 |
-4.5 |
-1.1 |
-2.2 |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
Women |
57.5 |
55.9 |
55.8 |
56.6 |
-1.7 |
-0.1 |
0.9 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Other than Hispanic origin |
66.5 |
63.7 |
60.9 |
58.9 |
-2.8 |
-2.9 |
-2.0 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
Men |
73.5 |
69.4 |
65.9 |
62.8 |
-4.1 |
-3.5 |
-3.2 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
Women |
60.1 |
58.5 |
56.1 |
55.3 |
-1.6 |
-2.3 |
-0.9 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
Age of baby boomers |
37 to 55 |
47 to 65 |
57 to 75 |
67 to 85 |
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Last Modified Date: September 8, 2022