Table 1. Civilian labor force, by age, gender, and ethnicity, 1992, 2002, 2012, and projected 2022 (numbers in thousands)
Group	Level				Change			Percent change			Percent distribution				Annual growth rate (percent)
Group	1992	2002	2012	2022	1992 –2002	2002 –2012	2012 –2022	1992 –2002	2002 –2012	2012 –2022	1992	2002	2012	2022	1992 –2002	2002 –2012	2012 –2022
Total, 16 years and older	128,105	144,863	154,975	163,450	16,758	10,112	8,475	13.1	7.0	5.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.2	0.7	0.5
Age, years:
16 to 24	21,617	22,366	21,285	18,462	749	−1,081	−2,823	3.5	−4.8	-13.3	16.9	15.4	13.7	11.3	.3	−.5	−1.4
25 to 54	91,429	101,720	101,253	103,195	10,292	−467	1,942	11.3	−.5	1.9	71.4	70.2	65.3	63.1	1.1	.0	.2
55 and older	15,060	20,777	32,437	41,793	5,717	11,660	9,356	38.0	56.1	28.8	11.8	14.3	20.9	25.6	3.3	4.6	2.6
Gender:
Men	69,964	77,500	82,327	86,913	7,536	4,827	4,586	10.8	6.2	5.6	54.6	53.5	53.1	53.2	1.0	.6	.5
Women	58,141	67,364	72,648	76,537	9,223	5,284	3,889	15.9	7.8	5.4	45.4	46.5	46.9	46.8	1.5	.8	.5
Race:
White	108,837	120,150	123,684	126,923	11,313	3,534	3,239	10.4	2.9	2.6	85.0	82.9	79.8	77.7	1.0	.3	.3
Black	14,162	16,565	18,400	20,247	2,403	1,835	1,847	17.0	11.1	10.0	11.1	11.4	11.9	12.4	1.6	1.1	1.0
Asian	5,106	6,604	8,188	10,135	1,498	1,584	1,947	29.3	24.0	23.8	4.0	4.6	5.3	6.2	2.6	2.2	2.2
All other groups⁽¹⁾	-	1,544	4,703	6,145	…	3,159⁽²⁾	1,442	…	204.6⁽²⁾	30.7	…	1.1	3.0	3.8	…	11.8⁽²⁾	2.7
Ethnicity:
Hispanic origin	11,338	17,943	24,391	31,179	6,605	6,448	6,788	58.3	35.9	27.8	8.9	12.4	15.7	19.1	4.7	3.1	2.5
Other than Hispanic origin	116,767	126,920	130,584	132,271	10,153	3,664	1,687	8.7	2.9	1.3	91.1	87.6	84.3	80.9	.8	.3	.1
White non-Hispanic	98,724	103,349	101,892	99,431	4,625	−1,457	−2,461	4.7	-1.4	−2.4	77.1	71.3	65.7	60.8	.5	−.1	−.2
Age of baby boomers	28 to 46	38 to 56	48 to 66	58 to 76	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Notes: ⁽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. ⁽²⁾ Number shown is based on calculated, rather than estimated, 2002 figure. Note: Dash indicates no data collected for category. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.