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)
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.