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, 2001, 2011, 2021, and projected 2031
(Numbers in thousands)

Group	Labor force, 2001	Labor force, 2011	Labor force, 2021	Labor force, 2031	Labor force change, 2001–11	Labor force change, 2011–21	Labor force change, 2021–31	Percent change, 2001–11	Percent change, 2011–21	Percent change, 2021–31	Percent distribution, 2001	Percent distribution, 2011	Percent distribution, 2021	Percent distribution, 2031	Compound annual rate of change, 2001–11	Compound annual rate of change, 2011–21	Compound annual rate of change, 2021–31
Total, 16 years and older	143,732	153,615	161,203	168,881	9,883	7,588	7,678	6.9	4.9	4.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.7	0.5	0.5
16 to 24	22,459	20,997	20,687	19,095	-1,462	-310	-1,592	-6.5	-1.5	-7.7	15.6	13.7	12.8	11.3	-0.7	-0.1	-0.8
16 to 19	7,902	5,727	5,961	4,876	-2,175	234	-1,085	-27.5	4.1	-18.2	5.5	3.7	3.7	2.9	-3.2	0.4	-2.0
20 to 24	14,557	15,270	14,726	14,219	713	-544	-507	4.9	-3.6	-3.4	10.1	9.9	9.1	8.4	0.5	-0.4	-0.3
25 to 54	101,789	101,743	102,868	108,292	-46	1,125	5,424	0.0	1.1	5.3	70.8	66.2	63.8	64.1	0.0	0.1	0.5
25 to 34	32,361	33,724	36,670	36,121	1,363	2,946	-549	4.2	8.7	-1.5	22.5	22.0	22.7	21.4	0.4	0.8	-0.2
35 to 44	37,403	32,659	34,320	38,169	-4,744	1,661	3,849	-12.7	5.1	11.2	26.0	21.3	21.3	22.6	-1.3	0.5	1.1
45 to 54	32,025	35,360	31,878	34,002	3,335	-3,482	2,124	10.4	-9.8	6.7	22.3	23.0	19.8	20.1	1.0	-1.0	0.6
55 and older	19,484	30,875	37,648	41,494	11,391	6,773	3,846	58.5	21.9	10.2	13.6	20.1	23.4	24.6	4.7	2.0	1.0
55 to 64	15,103	23,764	27,049	26,041	8,661	3,285	-1,008	57.3	13.8	-3.7	10.5	15.5	16.8	15.4	4.6	1.3	-0.4
65 to 74	3,572	5,778	8,643	11,678	2,206	2,865	3,035	61.8	49.6	35.1	2.5	3.8	5.4	6.9	4.9	4.1	3.1
75 and older	809	1,333	1,956	3,776	524	623	1,820	64.8	46.7	93.0	0.6	0.9	1.2	2.2	5.1	3.9	6.8
Men	76,884	81,974	85,504	88,529	5,090	3,530	3,025	6.6	4.3	3.5	53.5	53.4	53.0	52.4	0.6	0.4	0.3
16 to 24	11,709	10,996	10,565	9,521	-713	-431	-1,044	-6.1	-3.9	-9.9	8.1	7.2	6.6	5.6	-0.6	-0.4	-1.0
16 to 19	4,069	2,895	2,986	2,394	-1,174	91	-592	-28.9	3.1	-19.8	2.8	1.9	1.9	1.4	-3.3	0.3	-2.2
20 to 24	7,640	8,101	7,579	7,127	461	-522	-452	6.0	-6.4	-6.0	5.3	5.3	4.7	4.2	0.6	-0.7	-0.6
25 to 54	54,493	54,638	54,818	57,350	145	180	2,532	0.3	0.3	4.6	37.9	35.6	34.0	34.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
25 to 34	17,671	18,469	19,610	18,956	798	1,141	-654	4.5	6.2	-3.3	12.3	12.0	12.2	11.2	0.4	0.6	-0.3
35 to 44	20,018	17,686	18,491	20,741	-2,332	805	2,250	-11.6	4.6	12.2	13.9	11.5	11.5	12.3	-1.2	0.4	1.2
45 to 54	16,804	18,483	16,717	17,653	1,679	-1,766	936	10.0	-9.6	5.6	11.7	12.0	10.4	10.5	1.0	-1.0	0.5
55 and older	10,682	16,340	20,121	21,658	5,658	3,781	1,537	53.0	23.1	7.6	7.4	10.6	12.5	12.8	4.3	2.1	0.7
55 to 64	8,171	12,350	14,216	13,303	4,179	1,866	-913	51.1	15.1	-6.4	5.7	8.0	8.8	7.9	4.2	1.4	-0.7
65 to 74	2,020	3,229	4,787	6,289	1,209	1,558	1,502	59.9	48.3	31.4	1.4	2.1	3.0	3.7	4.8	4.0	2.8
75 and older	491	761	1,118	2,066	270	357	948	55.0	46.9	84.8	0.3	0.5	0.7	1.2	4.5	3.9	6.3
Women	66,848	71,641	75,699	80,351	4,793	4,058	4,652	7.2	5.7	6.1	46.5	46.6	47.0	47.6	0.7	0.6	0.6
16 to 24	10,750	10,001	10,122	9,574	-749	121	-548	-7.0	1.2	-5.4	7.5	6.5	6.3	5.7	-0.7	0.1	-0.6
16 to 19	3,833	2,832	2,975	2,482	-1,001	143	-493	-26.1	5.0	-16.6	2.7	1.8	1.8	1.5	-3.0	0.5	-1.8
20 to 24	6,917	7,169	7,147	7,092	252	-22	-55	3.6	-0.3	-0.8	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.2	0.4	0.0	-0.1
25 to 54	47,296	47,105	48,050	50,942	-191	945	2,892	-0.4	2.0	6.0	32.9	30.7	29.8	30.2	0.0	0.2	0.6
25 to 34	14,690	15,255	17,060	17,165	565	1,805	105	3.8	11.8	0.6	10.2	9.9	10.6	10.2	0.4	1.1	0.1
35 to 44	17,385	14,973	15,829	17,428	-2,412	856	1,599	-13.9	5.7	10.1	12.1	9.7	9.8	10.3	-1.5	0.6	1.0
45 to 54	15,221	16,877	15,161	16,349	1,656	-1,716	1,188	10.9	-10.2	7.8	10.6	11.0	9.4	9.7	1.0	-1.1	0.8
55 and older	8,802	14,535	17,527	19,836	5,733	2,992	2,309	65.1	20.6	13.2	6.1	9.5	10.9	11.7	5.1	1.9	1.2
55 to 64	6,932	11,414	12,833	12,738	4,482	1,419	-96	64.7	12.4	-0.7	4.8	7.4	8.0	7.5	5.1	1.2	-0.1
65 to 74	1,552	2,549	3,856	5,389	997	1,307	1,533	64.2	51.3	39.8	1.1	1.7	2.4	3.2	5.1	4.2	3.4
75 and older	318	572	838	1,710	254	266	872	79.9	46.5	104.0	0.2	0.4	0.5	1.0	6.0	3.9	7.4
White	119,400	124,581	124,145	126,140	5,181	-436	1,995	4.3	-0.3	1.6	83.1	81.1	77.0	74.7	0.4	0.0	0.2
Men	64,966	67,551	67,037	67,383	2,585	-514	346	4.0	-0.8	0.5	45.2	44.0	41.6	39.9	0.4	-0.1	0.1
Women	54,434	57,030	57,108	58,757	2,596	78	1,649	4.8	0.1	2.9	37.9	37.1	35.4	34.8	0.5	0.0	0.3
Black	16,422	17,884	20,484	22,166	1,462	2,600	1,682	8.9	14.5	8.2	11.4	11.6	12.7	13.1	0.9	1.4	0.8
Men	7,649	8,456	9,775	10,448	807	1,319	673	10.6	15.6	6.9	5.3	5.5	6.1	6.2	1.0	1.5	0.7
Women	8,773	9,428	10,709	11,719	655	1,281	1,010	7.5	13.6	9.4	6.1	6.1	6.6	6.9	0.7	1.3	0.9
All other groups(1)	7,910	11,150	16,574	20,575	3,240	5,424	4,001	41.0	48.6	24.1	5.5	7.3	10.3	12.2	3.5	4.0	2.2
Men	4,269	5,967	8,692	10,699	1,698	2,725	2,007	39.8	45.7	23.1	3.0	3.9	5.4	6.3	3.4	3.8	2.1
Women	3,641	5,183	7,882	9,876	1,542	2,699	1,994	42.4	52.1	25.3	2.5	3.4	4.9	5.8	3.6	4.3	2.3
Hispanic origin	17,327	22,898	29,424	36,375	5,571	6,526	6,952	32.2	28.5	23.6	12.1	14.9	18.3	21.5	2.8	2.5	2.1
Men	10,279	13,574	16,840	20,472	3,295	3,266	3,632	32.1	24.1	21.6	7.2	8.8	10.4	12.1	2.8	2.2	2.0
Women	7,048	9,324	12,584	15,903	2,276	3,260	3,319	32.3	35.0	26.4	4.9	6.1	7.8	9.4	2.8	3.0	2.4
Other than Hispanic origin	126,405	130,717	131,773	132,490	4,312	1,056	718	3.4	0.8	0.5	87.9	85.1	81.7	78.5	0.3	0.1	0.1
Men	66,605	68,400	68,674	68,040	1,795	274	-634	2.7	0.4	-0.9	46.3	44.5	42.6	40.3	0.3	0.0	-0.1
Women	59,800	62,317	63,099	64,450	2,517	782	1,351	4.2	1.3	2.1	41.6	40.6	39.1	38.2	0.4	0.1	0.2
Age of baby-boomers	37 to 55	47 to 65	57 to 75	67 to 85
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 (CPS) due to rounding at different aggregate levels. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 8, 2022