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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, 1996, 2006, 2016, and projected 2026
(Numbers in thousands)
Group	Level				Change			Percent change			Percent distribution				Annual growth rate (percent)
	1996	2006	2016	2026	1996–06	2006–16	2016–26	1996–06	2006–16	2016–26	1996	2006	2016	2026	1996–06	2006–16	2016–26

Total, 16 years and older	133,943	151,428	159,187	169,650	17,485	7,759	10,463	13.1	5.1	6.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.2	0.5	0.6

Age, years:
16 to 24	21,183	22,394	21,202	19,868	1,211	-1,192	-1,334	5.7	-5.3	-6.3	15.8	14.8	13.3	11.7	0.6	-0.5	-0.6
25 to 54	96,786	103,566	102,248	107,634	6,780	-1,318	5,386	7.0	-1.3	5.3	72.3	68.4	64.2	63.4	0.7	-0.1	0.5
55 and older	15,974	25,468	35,737	42,148	9,494	10,269	6,411	59.4	40.3	17.9	11.9	16.8	22.4	24.8	4.8	3.4	1.7

Gender:
Men	72,087	81,255	84,755	89,277	9,168	3,500	4,522	12.7	4.3	5.3	53.8	53.7	53.2	52.6	1.2	0.4	0.5
Women	61,857	70,173	74,432	80,373	8,316	4,259	5,941	13.4	6.1	8.0	46.2	46.3	46.8	47.4	1.3	0.6	0.8

Race:
White	113,108	123,834	124,658	129,214	10,726	824	4,556	9.5	0.7	3.7	84.4	81.8	78.3	76.2	0.9	0.1	0.4
Black	15,134	17,314	19,637	21,554	2,180	2,323	1,917	14.4	13.4	9.8	11.3	11.4	12.3	12.7	1.4	1.3	0.9
Asian	5,703	6,727	9,562	12,209	1,024	2,835	2,647	18.0	42.1	27.7	4.3	4.4	6.0	7.2	1.7	3.6	2.5
All other groups 1	–	3,552	5,330	6,673	–	1,778	1,343	–	50.1	25.2	–	2.3	3.3	3.9	–	4.1	2.3

Ethnicity:
Hispanic origin	12,774	20,694	26,797	34,915	7,920	6,103	8,118	62.0	29.5	30.3	9.5	13.7	16.8	20.6	4.9	2.6	2.7
Other than Hispanic origin	121,169	130,734	132,390	134,735	9,565	1,656	2,345	7.9	1.3	1.8	90.5	86.3	83.2	79.4	0.8	0.1	0.2
White non-Hispanic	100,915	104,629	100,878	98,407	3,714	-3,751	-2,471	3.7	-3.6	-2.4	75.3	69.1	63.4	58.0	0.4	-0.4	-0.2

Age of baby boomers	32 to 50	42 to 60	52 to 70	62 to 80
Footnotes: 1 The "all other groups" category includes (1) those classified as being of multiple racial origin and (2) the racial categories of (2a) American Indian and Alaska Native and (2b) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders. Note: Dash indicates no data collected for category. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: October 24, 2017

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