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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, 2003, 2013, 2023, and projected 2033 (Numbers in thousands)
Group	Labor force, 2003	Labor force, 2013	Labor force, 2023	Labor force, 2033	Labor force change, 2003-13	Labor force change, 2013-23	Labor force change, 2023-33	Percent change, 2003-13	Percent change, 2013-23	Percent change, 2023-33	Percent distribution, 2003	Percent distribution, 2013	Percent distribution, 2023	Percent distribution, 2033	Compound annual rate of change, 2003-13	Compound annual rate of change, 2013-23	Compound annual rate of change, 2023-33
Total, 16 years and older	146,510	155,387	167,111	173,312	8,877	11,724	6,200	6.1	7.5	3.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.6	0.7	0.4
16 to 24	22,097	21,380	22,127	20,131	-716	747	-1,996	-3.2	3.5	-9.0	15.1	13.8	13.2	11.6	-0.3	0.3	-0.9
16 to 19	7,170	5,784	6,358	5,617	-1,385	574	-741	-19.3	9.9	-11.7	4.9	3.7	3.8	3.2	-2.1	1.0	-1.2
20 to 24	14,926	15,595	15,768	14,514	668	172	-1,254	4.5	1.1	-8.0	10.2	10.0	9.4	8.4	0.4	0.1	-0.8
25 to 54	102,308	100,775	106,538	111,927	-1,532	5,763	5,388	-1.5	5.7	5.1	69.8	64.9	63.8	64.6	-0.2	0.6	0.5
25 to 34	32,342	33,746	37,301	38,253	1,404	3,554	951	4.3	10.5	2.6	22.1	21.7	22.3	22.1	0.4	1.0	0.3
35 to 44	36,695	32,562	36,430	38,254	-4,133	3,868	1,823	-11.3	11.9	5.0	25.0	21.0	21.8	22.1	-1.2	1.1	0.5
45 to 54	33,270	34,466	32,806	35,419	1,195	-1,660	2,613	3.6	-4.8	8.0	22.7	22.2	19.6	20.4	0.4	-0.5	0.8
55 and older	22,104	33,231	38,445	41,253	11,126	5,213	2,808	50.3	15.7	7.3	15.1	21.4	23.0	23.8	4.2	1.5	0.7
55 to 64	17,312	25,116	27,250	26,425	7,804	2,133	-824	45.1	8.5	-3.0	11.8	16.2	16.3	15.2	3.8	0.8	-0.3
65 to 74	3,858	6,654	9,205	11,264	2,795	2,550	2,059	72.5	38.3	22.4	2.6	4.3	5.5	6.5	5.6	3.3	2.0
75 and older	933	1,459	1,989	3,562	525	530	1,572	56.3	36.3	79.0	0.6	0.9	1.2	2.1	4.6	3.1	6.0

Men, 16 years and older	78,235	82,665	88,873	90,858	4,429	6,208	1,984	5.7	7.5	2.2	53.4	53.2	53.2	52.4	0.6	0.7	0.2
16 to 24	11,520	11,078	11,224	10,019	-441	145	-1,205	-3.8	1.3	-10.7	7.9	7.1	6.7	5.8	-0.4	0.1	-1.1
16 to 19	3,614	2,922	3,194	2,812	-691	271	-381	-19.1	9.3	-11.9	2.5	1.9	1.9	1.6	-2.1	0.9	-1.3
20 to 24	7,906	8,156	8,030	7,207	249	-125	-823	3.2	-1.5	-10.3	5.4	5.2	4.8	4.2	0.3	-0.2	-1.1
25 to 54	54,879	53,963	56,998	59,178	-915	3,034	2,179	-1.7	5.6	3.8	37.5	34.7	34.1	34.1	-0.2	0.5	0.4
25 to 34	17,765	18,287	19,943	20,074	521	1,655	130	2.9	9.1	0.7	12.1	11.8	11.9	11.6	0.3	0.9	0.1
35 to 44	19,761	17,604	19,612	20,509	-2,156	2,008	896	-10.9	11.4	4.6	13.5	11.3	11.7	11.8	-1.1	1.1	0.4
45 to 54	17,351	18,071	17,442	18,594	719	-629	1,152	4.1	-3.5	6.6	11.8	11.6	10.4	10.7	0.4	-0.4	0.6
55 and older	11,836	17,622	20,650	21,660	5,785	3,027	1,010	48.9	17.2	4.9	8.1	11.3	12.4	12.5	4.1	1.6	0.5
55 to 64	9,143	13,116	14,539	13,713	3,973	1,422	-825	43.4	10.8	-5.7	6.2	8.4	8.7	7.9	3.7	1.0	-0.6
65 to 74	2,168	3,656	4,981	5,968	1,487	1,324	987	68.6	36.2	19.8	1.5	2.4	3.0	3.4	5.4	3.1	1.8
75 and older	523	848	1,129	1,977	324	281	847	62.0	33.1	75.0	0.4	0.5	0.7	1.1	4.9	2.9	5.8

Women, 16 years and older	68,274	72,721	78,237	82,454	4,447	5,515	4,216	6.5	7.6	5.4	46.6	46.8	46.8	47.6	0.6	0.7	0.5
16 to 24	10,576	10,301	10,902	10,111	-275	601	-791	-2.6	5.8	-7.3	7.2	6.6	6.5	5.8	-0.3	0.6	-0.8
16 to 19	3,555	2,861	3,164	2,804	-694	302	-360	-19.5	10.6	-11.4	2.4	1.8	1.9	1.6	-2.1	1.0	-1.2
20 to 24	7,020	7,439	7,737	7,307	418	298	-430	6.0	4.0	-5.6	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.2	0.6	0.4	-0.6
25 to 54	47,429	46,811	49,539	52,749	-617	2,728	3,209	-1.3	5.8	6.5	32.4	30.1	29.6	30.4	-0.1	0.6	0.6
25 to 34	14,576	15,459	17,357	18,178	882	1,898	820	6.1	12.3	4.7	9.9	9.9	10.4	10.5	0.6	1.2	0.5
35 to 44	16,933	14,957	16,817	17,745	-1,976	1,860	927	-11.7	12.4	5.5	11.6	9.6	10.1	10.2	-1.2	1.2	0.5
45 to 54	15,919	16,394	15,364	16,825	475	-1,030	1,461	3.0	-6.3	9.5	10.9	10.6	9.2	9.7	0.3	-0.6	0.9
55 and older	10,268	15,608	17,794	19,593	5,340	2,186	1,798	52.0	14.0	10.1	7.0	10.0	10.6	11.3	4.3	1.3	1.0
55 to 64	8,168	11,999	12,710	12,711	3,831	711	0	46.9	5.9	0.0	5.6	7.7	7.6	7.3	3.9	0.6	0.0
65 to 74	1,689	2,997	4,223	5,296	1,307	1,226	1,072	77.4	40.9	25.4	1.2	1.9	2.5	3.1	5.9	3.5	2.3
75 and older	409	611	859	1,585	201	248	725	49.0	40.8	84.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.9	4.1	3.5	6.3

White	120,542	123,413	127,327	127,857	2,871	3,913	529	2.4	3.2	0.4	82.3	79.4	76.2	73.8	0.2	0.3	0.0
Men	65,508	66,841	68,891	68,250	1,333	2,050	-641	2.0	3.1	-0.9	44.7	43.0	41.2	39.4	0.2	0.3	-0.1
Women	55,034	56,571	58,435	59,607	1,537	1,863	1,171	2.8	3.3	2.0	37.6	36.4	35.0	34.4	0.3	0.3	0.2

Black	16,525	18,580	21,882	23,501	2,055	3,301	1,618	12.4	17.8	7.4	11.3	12.0	13.1	13.6	1.2	1.6	0.7
Men	7,711	8,733	10,541	11,168	1,022	1,807	626	13.3	20.7	5.9	5.3	5.6	6.3	6.4	1.3	1.9	0.6
Women	8,813	9,846	11,340	12,332	1,033	1,493	991	11.7	15.2	8.7	6.0	6.3	6.8	7.1	1.1	1.4	0.8

All other groups^[1]	9,442	13,392	17,901	21,953	3,949	4,508	4,052	41.8	33.7	22.6	6.4	8.6	10.7	12.7	3.6	2.9	2.1
Men	5,015	7,089	9,440	11,439	2,074	2,350	1,999	41.3	33.1	21.2	3.4	4.6	5.6	6.6	3.5	2.9	1.9
Women	4,427	6,302	8,460	10,514	1,875	2,158	2,053	42.4	34.2	24.3	3.0	4.1	5.1	6.1	3.6	3.0	2.2

Hispanic origin	18,813	24,771	31,815	38,067	5,958	7,044	6,252	31.7	28.4	19.7	12.8	15.9	19.0	22.0	2.8	2.5	1.8
Men	11,286	14,341	17,909	20,906	3,054	3,568	2,997	27.1	24.9	16.7	7.7	9.2	10.7	12.1	2.4	2.2	1.6
Women	7,526	10,429	13,905	17,160	2,903	3,476	3,254	38.6	33.3	23.4	5.1	6.7	8.3	9.9	3.3	2.9	2.1

Other than Hispanic origin	127,696	130,617	135,297	135,245	2,920	4,680	-51	2.3	3.6	0.0	87.2	84.1	81.0	78.0	0.2	0.4	0.0
Men	66,948	68,325	70,965	69,951	1,376	2,640	-1,013	2.1	3.9	-1.4	45.7	44.0	42.5	40.4	0.2	0.4	-0.1
Women	60,748	62,292	64,332	65,293	1,543	2,040	961	2.5	3.3	1.5	41.5	40.1	38.5	37.7	0.3	0.3	0.1

Age of baby-boomers	39 to 57	49 to 67	59 to 77	69 to 87
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 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: August 29, 2024