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Group |
Participation rate, 2000 |
Participation rate, 2010 |
Participation rate, 2020 |
Participation rate, 2030 |
Participation rate change, 2000–10 |
Participation rate change, 2010–20 |
Participation rate change, 2020–30 |
Compound annual rate of change, 2000–10 |
Compound annual rate of change, 2010–20 |
Compound annual rate of change, 2020–30 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total, 16 years and older |
67.1 |
64.7 |
61.7 |
60.4 |
-2.4 |
-3.0 |
-1.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
16 to 24 |
65.8 |
55.2 |
53.9 |
49.6 |
-10.6 |
-1.3 |
-4.3 |
-1.7 |
-0.2 |
-0.8 |
16 to 19 |
52.0 |
35.0 |
34.5 |
28.1 |
-17.0 |
-0.4 |
-6.4 |
-3.9 |
-0.1 |
-2.0 |
20 to 24 |
77.8 |
71.4 |
69.3 |
66.4 |
-6.4 |
-2.1 |
-2.8 |
-0.9 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
25 to 54 |
84.0 |
82.2 |
81.4 |
81.4 |
-1.9 |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
25 to 34 |
84.6 |
82.2 |
81.4 |
80.9 |
-2.5 |
-0.8 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
35 to 44 |
84.8 |
83.2 |
82.2 |
81.9 |
-1.6 |
-1.0 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
45 to 54 |
82.5 |
81.2 |
80.6 |
81.2 |
-1.4 |
-0.6 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
55 and older |
32.4 |
40.2 |
39.2 |
38.6 |
7.9 |
-1.1 |
-0.5 |
2.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
55 to 64 |
59.3 |
64.9 |
64.7 |
68.6 |
5.7 |
-0.2 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
65 to 74 |
19.2 |
25.7 |
26.6 |
32.0 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
75 and older |
5.3 |
7.4 |
8.9 |
11.7 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
Men, 16 years and older |
74.8 |
71.2 |
67.7 |
65.1 |
-3.6 |
-3.5 |
-2.5 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
16 to 24 |
68.6 |
56.8 |
54.6 |
48.9 |
-11.8 |
-2.2 |
-5.7 |
-1.9 |
-0.4 |
-1.1 |
16 to 19 |
52.8 |
34.9 |
34.1 |
27.1 |
-17.9 |
-0.7 |
-7.0 |
-4.1 |
-0.2 |
-2.3 |
20 to 24 |
82.6 |
74.5 |
71.0 |
66.1 |
-8.1 |
-3.6 |
-4.9 |
-1.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.7 |
25 to 54 |
91.6 |
89.3 |
87.9 |
86.6 |
-2.4 |
-1.4 |
-1.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
25 to 34 |
93.4 |
89.7 |
87.1 |
85.1 |
-3.7 |
-2.5 |
-2.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
35 to 44 |
92.7 |
91.5 |
89.7 |
88.7 |
-1.2 |
-1.8 |
-1.0 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
45 to 54 |
88.6 |
86.8 |
86.8 |
86.0 |
-1.8 |
0.0 |
-0.8 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
55 and older |
40.1 |
46.4 |
45.1 |
43.3 |
6.3 |
-1.3 |
-1.8 |
1.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
55 to 64 |
67.3 |
70.0 |
70.7 |
72.4 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
65 to 74 |
24.6 |
30.4 |
31.5 |
36.3 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
4.9 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
75 and older |
8.1 |
10.4 |
11.8 |
14.4 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
Women, 16 years and older |
59.9 |
58.6 |
56.2 |
55.8 |
-1.3 |
-2.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
16 to 24 |
63.0 |
53.6 |
53.2 |
50.4 |
-9.4 |
-0.3 |
-2.8 |
-1.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.5 |
16 to 19 |
51.1 |
35.0 |
34.9 |
29.1 |
-16.1 |
-0.1 |
-5.8 |
-3.7 |
0.0 |
-1.8 |
20 to 24 |
73.1 |
68.2 |
67.5 |
66.7 |
-4.8 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
25 to 54 |
76.7 |
75.2 |
75.1 |
76.1 |
-1.5 |
-0.1 |
1.0 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
25 to 34 |
76.1 |
74.7 |
75.7 |
76.8 |
-1.4 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
35 to 44 |
77.2 |
75.2 |
75.0 |
75.0 |
-2.0 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
45 to 54 |
76.8 |
75.7 |
74.7 |
76.6 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
1.9 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
55 and older |
26.1 |
35.1 |
34.0 |
34.6 |
8.9 |
-1.1 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
-0.3 |
0.2 |
55 to 64 |
51.9 |
60.2 |
59.1 |
65.1 |
8.3 |
-1.2 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
-0.2 |
1.0 |
65 to 74 |
14.9 |
21.6 |
22.4 |
28.1 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
75 and older |
3.6 |
5.3 |
6.8 |
9.6 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
White |
67.3 |
65.1 |
61.8 |
60.2 |
-2.1 |
-3.3 |
-1.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
Men |
75.5 |
72.0 |
68.2 |
65.5 |
-3.5 |
-3.8 |
-2.8 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
Women |
59.5 |
58.5 |
55.7 |
55.1 |
-1.0 |
-2.9 |
-0.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.5 |
-0.1 |
Black |
65.9 |
62.2 |
60.5 |
59.2 |
-3.6 |
-1.7 |
-1.3 |
-0.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
Men |
69.2 |
65.0 |
62.6 |
59.9 |
-4.2 |
-2.5 |
-2.7 |
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
Women |
63.1 |
59.9 |
58.8 |
58.6 |
-3.2 |
-1.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
All other groups(1) |
66.7 |
64.2 |
62.8 |
62.9 |
-2.5 |
-1.3 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
Men |
75.3 |
71.6 |
69.5 |
68.8 |
-3.7 |
-2.1 |
-0.7 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
Women |
58.9 |
57.4 |
56.8 |
57.5 |
-1.5 |
-0.6 |
0.7 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
Hispanic origin |
69.7 |
67.5 |
65.6 |
64.7 |
-2.2 |
-1.9 |
-0.9 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
Men |
81.5 |
77.8 |
74.9 |
72.6 |
-3.7 |
-3.0 |
-2.2 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
Women |
57.5 |
56.5 |
56.4 |
56.8 |
-1.0 |
-0.1 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Other than Hispanic origin |
66.7 |
64.2 |
61.0 |
59.3 |
-2.5 |
-3.3 |
-1.7 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
Men |
73.9 |
70.0 |
66.1 |
63.2 |
-3.9 |
-3.9 |
-2.9 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
Women |
60.2 |
59.0 |
56.2 |
55.6 |
-1.3 |
-2.8 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
-0.5 |
-0.1 |
Age of baby boomers |
36 to 54 |
46 to 64 |
56 to 74 |
66 to 84 |
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Last Modified Date: September 8, 2021