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Civilian labor force, by age, sex, race, and ethnicity

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**Table 3.1. Civilian labor force by age, sex, race, and ethnicity, 1999, 2009, 2019, and projected 2029 (Numbers in thousands)**
Group	Level				Change			Percent change			Percent distribution				Annual growth rate (percent)
Group	1999	2009	2019	2029	1999–09	2009–19	2019–29	1999–09	2009–19	2019–29	1999	2009	2019	2029	1999–09	2009–19	2019–29
Total, 16 years and older	139,371	154,140	163,537	171,531	14,769	9,397	7,994	10.6	6.1	4.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.0	0.6	0.5
16 to 24	22,269	21,360	21,091	19,472	-909	-269	-1,619	-4.1	-1.3	-7.7	16.0	13.9	12.9	11.4	-0.4	-0.1	-0.8
16 to 19	8,335	6,389	5,896	4,717	-1,946	-493	-1,179	-23.3	-7.7	-20.0	6.0	4.1	3.6	2.8	-2.6	-0.8	-2.2
20 to 24	13,934	14,971	15,195	14,755	1,037	224	-440	7.4	1.5	-2.9	10.0	9.7	9.3	8.6	0.7	0.1	-0.3
25 to 54	99,414	103,740	104,179	108,771	4,326	439	4,592	4.4	0.4	4.4	71.3	67.3	63.7	63.4	0.4	0.0	0.4
25 to 34	32,144	33,298	37,191	36,845	1,154	3,893	-346	3.6	11.7	-0.9	23.1	21.6	22.7	21.5	0.4	1.1	-0.1
35 to 44	37,882	34,238	34,057	38,520	-3,644	-181	4,463	-9.6	-0.5	13.1	27.2	22.2	20.8	22.5	-1.0	-0.1	1.2
45 to 54	29,388	36,204	32,931	33,406	6,816	-3,273	475	23.2	-9.0	1.4	21.1	23.5	20.1	19.5	2.1	-0.9	0.1
55 and older	17,688	29,040	38,267	43,288	11,352	9,227	5,021	64.2	31.8	13.1	12.7	18.8	23.4	25.2	5.1	2.8	1.2
55 to 64	13,682	22,505	27,603	26,787	8,823	5,098	-816	64.5	22.7	-3.0	9.8	14.6	16.9	15.6	5.1	2.1	-0.3
65 to 74	3,254	5,264	8,700	12,696	2,010	3,436	3,996	61.8	65.3	45.9	2.3	3.4	5.3	7.4	4.9	5.2	3.9
75 and older	752	1,271	1,964	3,805	519	693	1,841	69.0	54.5	93.7	0.5	0.8	1.2	2.2	5.4	4.4	6.8

Men, 16 years and older	74,514	82,121	86,685	89,838	7,607	4,564	3,153	10.2	5.6	3.6	53.5	53.3	53.0	52.4	1.0	0.5	0.4
16 to 24	11,610	11,065	10,739	9,647	-545	-326	-1,092	-4.7	-2.9	-10.2	8.3	7.2	6.6	5.6	-0.5	-0.3	-1.1
16 to 19	4,319	3,226	2,950	2,297	-1,093	-276	-653	-25.3	-8.6	-22.1	3.1	2.1	1.8	1.3	-2.9	-0.9	-2.5
20 to 24	7,291	7,839	7,789	7,350	548	-50	-439	7.5	-0.6	-5.6	5.2	5.1	4.8	4.3	0.7	-0.1	-0.6
25 to 54	53,094	55,729	55,531	57,727	2,635	-198	2,196	5.0	-0.4	4.0	38.1	36.2	34.0	33.7	0.5	0.0	0.4
25 to 34	17,318	18,211	19,948	19,492	893	1,737	-456	5.2	9.5	-2.3	12.4	11.8	12.2	11.4	0.5	0.9	-0.2
35 to 44	20,382	18,518	18,296	20,930	-1,864	-222	2,634	-9.1	-1.2	14.4	14.6	12.0	11.2	12.2	-1.0	-0.1	1.4
45 to 54	15,394	19,000	17,287	17,306	3,606	-1,713	19	23.4	-9.0	0.1	11.0	12.3	10.6	10.1	2.1	-0.9	0.0
55 and older	9,810	15,327	20,415	22,463	5,517	5,088	2,048	56.2	33.2	10.0	7.0	9.9	12.5	13.1	4.6	2.9	1.0
55 to 64	7,477	11,729	14,547	13,683	4,252	2,818	-864	56.9	24.0	-5.9	5.4	7.6	8.9	8.0	4.6	2.2	-0.6
65 to 74	1,875	2,882	4,755	6,723	1,007	1,873	1,968	53.7	65.0	41.4	1.3	1.9	2.9	3.9	4.4	5.1	3.5
75 and older	458	716	1,113	2,057	258	397	944	56.3	55.4	84.8	0.3	0.5	0.7	1.2	4.6	4.5	6.3

Women, 16 years and older	64,857	72,019	76,852	81,693	7,162	4,833	4,841	11.0	6.7	6.3	46.5	46.7	47.0	47.6	1.1	0.7	0.6
16 to 24	10,659	10,295	10,352	9,825	-364	57	-527	-3.4	0.6	-5.1	7.6	6.7	6.3	5.7	-0.3	0.1	-0.5
16 to 19	4,016	3,163	2,946	2,420	-853	-217	-526	-21.2	-6.9	-17.9	2.9	2.1	1.8	1.4	-2.4	-0.7	-1.9
20 to 24	6,643	7,132	7,406	7,405	489	274	-1	7.4	3.8	0.0	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.3	0.7	0.4	0.0
25 to 54	46,320	48,011	48,648	51,044	1,691	637	2,396	3.7	1.3	4.9	33.2	31.1	29.7	29.8	0.4	0.1	0.5
25 to 34	14,826	15,087	17,243	17,353	261	2,156	110	1.8	14.3	0.6	10.6	9.8	10.5	10.1	0.2	1.3	0.1
35 to 44	17,500	15,720	15,761	17,590	-1,780	41	1,829	-10.2	0.3	11.6	12.6	10.2	9.6	10.3	-1.1	0.0	1.1
45 to 54	13,994	17,204	15,644	16,100	3,210	-1,560	456	22.9	-9.1	2.9	10.0	11.2	9.6	9.4	2.1	-0.9	0.3
55 and older	7,878	13,713	17,852	20,824	5,835	4,139	2,972	74.1	30.2	16.6	5.7	8.9	10.9	12.1	5.7	2.7	1.6
55 to 64	6,205	10,776	13,056	13,104	4,571	2,280	48	73.7	21.2	0.4	4.5	7.0	8.0	7.6	5.7	1.9	0.0
65 to 74	1,379	2,382	3,945	5,973	1,003	1,563	2,028	72.7	65.6	51.4	1.0	1.5	2.4	3.5	5.6	5.2	4.2
75 and older	294	555	851	1,748	261	296	897	88.8	53.3	105.4	0.2	0.4	0.5	1.0	6.6	4.4	7.5

White	116,509	125,644	126,600	128,814	9,135	956	2,214	7.8	0.8	1.7	83.6	81.5	77.4	75.1	0.8	0.1	0.2
Men	63,413	68,051	68,367	68,784	4,638	316	417	7.3	0.5	0.6	45.5	44.1	41.8	40.1	0.7	0.0	0.1
Women	53,096	57,593	58,233	60,030	4,497	640	1,797	8.5	1.1	3.1	38.1	37.4	35.6	35.0	0.8	0.1	0.3

Black	16,370	17,632	20,631	22,344	1,263	2,999	1,713	7.7	17.0	8.3	11.7	11.4	12.6	13.0	0.7	1.6	0.8
Men	7,654	8,265	9,788	10,491	611	1,523	703	8.0	18.4	7.2	5.5	5.4	6.0	6.1	0.8	1.7	0.7
Women	8,716	9,367	10,843	11,853	652	1,476	1,010	7.5	15.8	9.3	6.3	6.1	6.6	6.9	0.7	1.5	0.9

All other groups (1)	6,493	10,864	16,306	20,373	4,371	5,442	4,067	67.3	50.1	24.9	4.7	7.0	10.0	11.9	5.3	4.1	2.3
Men	3,447	5,805	8,530	10,563	2,358	2,725	2,033	68.4	46.9	23.8	2.5	3.8	5.2	6.2	5.4	3.9	2.2
Women	3,046	5,059	7,776	9,810	2,013	2,717	2,034	66.1	53.7	26.2	2.2	3.3	4.8	5.7	5.2	4.4	2.4

Hispanic origin	14,665	22,353	29,054	35,964	7,688	6,701	6,910	52.4	30.0	23.8	10.5	14.5	17.8	21.0	4.3	2.7	2.2
Men	8,546	13,310	16,441	20,097	4,764	3,131	3,656	55.7	23.5	22.2	6.1	8.6	10.1	11.7	4.5	2.1	2.0
Women	6,119	9,043	12,613	15,868	2,924	3,570	3,255	47.8	39.5	25.8	4.4	5.9	7.7	9.3	4.0	3.4	2.3

Other than Hispanic origin	124,706	131,787	134,483	135,566	7,081	2,696	1,083	5.7	2.0	0.8	89.5	85.5	82.2	79.0	0.6	0.2	0.1
Men	65,968	68,811	70,244	69,741	2,843	1,433	-503	4.3	2.1	-0.7	47.3	44.6	43.0	40.7	0.4	0.2	-0.1
Women	58,738	62,976	64,239	65,825	4,238	1,263	1,586	7.2	2.0	2.5	42.1	40.9	39.3	38.4	0.7	0.2	0.2

Age of baby-boomers	35 to 53	45 to 63	55 to 73	65 to 83
Footnotes: 1 The "all other groups" category includes (1) those classified as being of multiple racial origin and (2) the racial categories of (2a) Asian (2b) American Indian and Alaska Native and (2c) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders. Note: Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. Historic data may not match BLS Current Populations Survey due to rounding at different aggregate levels Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: March 23, 2021