Figure 2. Historical civilian noninstitutional population, labor force participation rates, and labor force compared with projections from 1996–2006, 1998–2008, and 2000–10
Year Historical 1996–2006 projections 1998–2008 projections 2000–10 projections

Civilian noninstitutional population

       

1994

196,814

1995

198,584

1996

200,591 200,591

1997

203,133 202,651

1998

205,220 204,711 205,220

1999

207,753 206,771 207,560

2000

212,577 208,831 209,901 212,577

2001

215,092 210,891 212,241 214,685

2002

217,570 212,951 214,581 216,793

2003

221,168 215,011 216,922 218,901

2004

223,357 217,071 219,262 221,009

2005

226,082 219,131 221,602 223,118

2006

228,815 221,191 223,942 225,226

2007

231,867 226,283 227,334

2008

233,788 228,623 229,442

2009

235,801 231,550

2010

237,830 233,658

Labor force participation rates (percent)

       

1994

66.6

1995

66.6

1996

66.8 66.8

1997

67.1 66.9

1998

67.1 66.9 67.1

1999

67.1 67.0 67.1

2000

67.1 67.1 67.2 67.1

2001

66.8 67.2 67.3 67.1

2002

66.6 67.3 67.3 67.2

2003

66.2 67.4 67.4 67.2

2004

66.0 67.4 67.4 67.2

2005

66.0 67.5 67.5 67.3

2006

66.2 67.6 67.5 67.3

2007

66.0 67.6 67.4

2008

66.0 67.6 67.4

2009

65.4 67.5

2010

64.7 67.5

Labor force

       

1994

131,056

1995

132,304

1996

133,943 133,943

1997

136,297 135,433

1998

137,673 136,924 137,673

1999

139,368 138,414 139,363

2000

142,583 139,905 141,054 140,863

2001

143,734 141,395 142,744 142,549

2002

144,863 142,885 144,434 144,235

2003

146,510 144,376 146,125 145,920

2004

147,401 145,866 147,815 147,606

2005

149,320 147,357 149,505 149,292

2006

151,428 148,847 151,195 150,978

2007

153,124 152,886 152,664

2008

154,287 154,576 154,349

2009

154,142 156,035

2010

153,889 157,721

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.