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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, 2002, 2012, 2022, and projected 2032**
(Numbers in thousands)
Group	Labor force, 2002	Labor force, 2012	Labor force, 2022	Labor force, 2032	Labor force change, 2002–12	Labor force change, 2012–22	Labor force change, 2022–32	Percent change, 2002–12	Percent change, 2012–22	Percent change, 2022–32	Percent distribution, 2002	Percent distribution, 2012	Percent distribution, 2022	Percent distribution, 2032	Compound annual rate of change, 2002–12	Compound annual rate of change, 2012–22	Compound annual rate of change, 2022–32
Total, 16 years and older	144,864	154,973	164,288	170,742	10,109	9,315	6,454	7.0	6.0	3.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.7	0.6	0.4
16 to 24	22,367	21,285	21,093	19,423	-1,082	-192	-1,669	-4.8	-0.9	-7.9	15.4	13.7	12.8	11.4	-0.5	-0.1	-0.8
16 to 19	7,586	5,823	6,275	5,237	-1,763	452	-1,037	-23.2	7.8	-16.5	5.2	3.8	3.8	3.1	-2.6	0.8	-1.8
20 to 24	14,781	15,462	14,818	14,185	681	-644	-632	4.6	-4.2	-4.3	10.2	10.0	9.0	8.3	0.5	-0.4	-0.4
25 to 54	101,720	101,251	104,837	110,236	-469	3,586	5,399	-0.5	3.5	5.2	70.2	65.3	63.8	64.6	0.0	0.3	0.5
25 to 34	32,195	33,463	36,726	36,036	1,267	3,262	-689	3.9	9.7	-1.9	22.2	21.6	22.4	21.1	0.4	0.9	-0.2
35 to 44	36,927	32,734	35,670	39,237	-4,193	2,936	3,567	-11.4	9.0	10.0	25.5	21.1	21.7	23.0	-1.2	0.9	1.0
45 to 54	32,596	35,053	32,441	34,963	2,456	-2,612	2,522	7.5	-7.5	7.8	22.5	22.6	19.7	20.5	0.7	-0.8	0.8
55 and older	20,777	32,437	38,358	41,082	11,660	5,921	2,724	56.1	18.3	7.1	14.3	20.9	23.3	24.1	4.6	1.7	0.7
55 to 64	16,308	24,710	27,461	26,477	8,402	2,751	-983	51.5	11.1	-3.6	11.3	15.9	16.7	15.5	4.2	1.1	-0.4
65 to 74	3,664	6,343	9,030	11,292	2,679	2,687	2,261	73.1	42.4	25.0	2.5	4.1	5.5	6.6	5.6	3.6	2.3
75 and older	803	1,383	1,866	3,312	579	483	1,446	72.0	34.9	77.5	0.6	0.9	1.1	1.9	5.6	3.0	5.9

Men, 16 years and older	77,499	82,326	87,421	90,019	4,826	5,095	2,598	6.2	6.2	3.0	53.5	53.1	53.2	52.7	0.6	0.6	0.3
16 to 24	11,639	11,050	10,770	9,717	-589	-280	-1,052	-5.1	-2.5	-9.8	8.0	7.1	6.6	5.7	-0.5	-0.3	-1.0
16 to 19	3,869	2,939	3,145	2,593	-930	205	-551	-24.0	7.0	-17.5	2.7	1.9	1.9	1.5	-2.7	0.7	-1.9
20 to 24	7,769	8,110	7,624	7,123	341	-485	-501	4.4	-6.0	-6.6	5.4	5.2	4.6	4.2	0.4	-0.6	-0.7
25 to 54	54,567	54,052	55,902	58,474	-515	1,850	2,572	-0.9	3.4	4.6	37.7	34.9	34.0	34.2	-0.1	0.3	0.5
25 to 34	17,595	18,081	19,488	18,782	486	1,406	-705	2.8	7.8	-3.6	12.1	11.7	11.9	11.0	0.3	0.8	-0.4
35 to 44	19,829	17,608	19,183	21,255	-2,221	1,575	2,071	-11.2	9.0	10.8	13.7	11.4	11.7	12.4	-1.2	0.9	1.0
45 to 54	17,142	18,362	17,229	18,436	1,219	-1,132	1,206	7.1	-6.2	7.0	11.8	11.8	10.5	10.8	0.7	-0.6	0.7
55 and older	11,293	17,224	20,748	21,826	5,931	3,524	1,077	52.5	20.5	5.2	7.8	11.1	12.6	12.8	4.3	1.9	0.5
55 to 64	8,750	12,879	14,623	13,738	4,129	1,744	-885	47.2	13.5	-6.1	6.0	8.3	8.9	8.0	3.9	1.3	-0.6
65 to 74	2,078	3,507	5,029	6,204	1,429	1,522	1,174	68.7	43.4	23.3	1.4	2.3	3.1	3.6	5.4	3.7	2.1
75 and older	464	837	1,095	1,884	373	257	789	80.4	30.8	72.1	0.3	0.5	0.7	1.1	6.1	2.7	5.6

Women, 16 years and older	67,364	72,647	76,867	80,723	5,283	4,220	3,856	7.8	5.8	5.0	46.5	46.9	46.8	47.3	0.8	0.6	0.5
16 to 24	10,728	10,235	10,323	9,706	-493	88	-616	-4.6	0.9	-6.0	7.4	6.6	6.3	5.7	-0.5	0.1	-0.6
16 to 19	3,716	2,883	3,129	2,643	-833	246	-486	-22.4	8.6	-15.5	2.6	1.9	1.9	1.5	-2.5	0.8	-1.7
20 to 24	7,011	7,352	7,193	7,062	340	-159	-130	4.8	-2.2	-1.8	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.1	0.5	-0.2	-0.2
25 to 54	47,152	47,198	48,935	51,761	46	1,736	2,826	0.1	3.7	5.8	32.5	30.5	29.8	30.3	0.0	0.4	0.6
25 to 34	14,600	15,381	17,238	17,253	781	1,856	15	5.4	12.1	0.1	10.1	9.9	10.5	10.1	0.5	1.1	0.0
35 to 44	17,098	15,125	16,486	17,981	-1,972	1,360	1,495	-11.5	9.0	9.1	11.8	9.8	10.0	10.5	-1.2	0.9	0.9
45 to 54	15,453	16,691	15,211	16,526	1,237	-1,480	1,315	8.0	-8.9	8.6	10.7	10.8	9.3	9.7	0.8	-0.9	0.8
55 and older	9,484	15,213	17,609	19,255	5,729	2,396	1,646	60.4	15.7	9.4	6.5	9.8	10.7	11.3	4.8	1.5	0.9
55 to 64	7,558	11,831	12,837	12,738	4,273	1,006	-98	56.5	8.5	-0.8	5.2	7.6	7.8	7.5	4.6	0.8	-0.1
65 to 74	1,585	2,836	4,000	5,088	1,250	1,164	1,087	78.8	41.1	27.2	1.1	1.8	2.4	3.0	6.0	3.5	2.4
75 and older	339	545	770	1,428	206	225	657	60.6	41.2	85.3	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.8	4.9	3.5	6.4

White	120,146	123,682	125,958	126,884	3,536	2,276	926	2.9	1.8	0.7	82.9	79.8	76.7	74.3	0.3	0.2	0.1
Men	65,305	66,919	68,163	68,090	1,613	1,244	-72	2.5	1.9	-0.1	45.1	43.2	41.5	39.9	0.2	0.2	0.0
Women	54,840	56,763	57,795	58,794	1,923	1,032	999	3.5	1.8	1.7	37.9	36.6	35.2	34.4	0.3	0.2	0.2

Black	16,564	18,399	21,237	22,814	1,835	2,838	1,577	11.1	15.4	7.4	11.4	11.9	12.9	13.4	1.1	1.4	0.7
Men	7,793	8,592	10,259	10,930	799	1,666	671	10.3	19.4	6.5	5.4	5.5	6.2	6.4	1.0	1.8	0.6
Women	8,770	9,806	10,977	11,883	1,035	1,171	905	11.8	12.0	8.3	6.1	6.3	6.7	7.0	1.1	1.1	0.8

All other groups (1)	8,154	12,892	17,093	21,043	4,738	4,201	3,950	58.1	32.6	23.1	5.6	8.3	10.4	12.3	4.7	2.9	2.1
Men	4,401	6,814	8,998	10,998	2,413	2,184	1,999	54.8	32.1	22.2	3.0	4.4	5.5	6.4	4.5	2.8	2.0
Women	3,753	6,078	8,094	10,045	2,325	2,016	1,951	62.0	33.2	24.1	2.6	3.9	4.9	5.9	4.9	2.9	2.2

Hispanic origin	17,944	24,392	30,602	37,392	6,448	6,210	6,790	35.9	25.5	22.2	12.4	15.7	18.6	21.9	3.1	2.3	2.0
Men	10,608	14,026	17,370	20,889	3,418	3,344	3,519	32.2	23.8	20.3	7.3	9.1	10.6	12.2	2.8	2.2	1.9
Women	7,336	10,365	13,232	16,502	3,029	2,866	3,270	41.3	27.6	24.7	5.1	6.7	8.1	9.7	3.5	2.5	2.2

Other than Hispanic origin	126,920	130,581	133,686	133,350	3,661	3,105	-335	2.9	2.4	-0.3	87.6	84.3	81.4	78.1	0.3	0.2	0.0
Men	66,892	68,300	70,051	69,129	1,408	1,751	-921	2.1	2.6	-1.3	46.2	44.1	42.6	40.5	0.2	0.3	-0.1
Women	60,028	62,281	63,635	64,220	2,253	1,354	585	3.8	2.2	0.9	41.4	40.2	38.7	37.6	0.4	0.2	0.1

Age of baby-boomers	38 to 56	48 to 66	58 to 76	68 to 86
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 Population Survey (CPS) data due to rounding at different aggregate levels. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 6, 2023