Figure 4. Comparison of 10-year annual growth rate of labor force historical data with projections, 2006, 2008, and 2010
| Year |
Annual |
10-year average annual growth (percent) |
Projections (2006, 2008, and 2010) |
|
1957
|
66,929 |
1.21 |
— |
|
1958
|
67,639 |
1.1 |
— |
|
1959
|
68,369 |
1.1 |
— |
|
1960
|
69,628 |
1.13 |
— |
|
1961
|
70,459 |
1.28 |
— |
|
1962
|
70,614 |
1.29 |
— |
|
1963
|
71,833 |
1.32 |
— |
|
1964
|
73,091 |
1.39 |
— |
|
1965
|
74,455 |
1.36 |
— |
|
1966
|
75,770 |
1.31 |
— |
|
1967
|
77,347 |
1.46 |
— |
|
1968
|
78,737 |
1.53 |
— |
|
1969
|
80,734 |
1.68 |
— |
|
1970
|
82,771 |
1.74 |
— |
|
1971
|
84,382 |
1.82 |
— |
|
1972
|
87,034 |
2.11 |
— |
|
1973
|
89,429 |
2.22 |
— |
|
1974
|
91,949 |
2.32 |
— |
|
1975
|
93,775 |
2.33 |
— |
|
1976
|
96,158 |
2.41 |
— |
|
1977
|
99,009 |
2.5 |
— |
|
1978
|
102,251 |
2.65 |
— |
|
1979
|
104,962 |
2.66 |
— |
|
1980
|
106,940 |
2.6 |
— |
|
1981
|
108,670 |
2.56 |
— |
|
1982
|
110,204 |
2.39 |
— |
|
1983
|
111,550 |
2.23 |
— |
|
1984
|
113,544 |
2.13 |
— |
|
1985
|
115,461 |
2.1 |
— |
|
1986
|
117,834 |
2.05 |
— |
|
1987
|
119,865 |
1.93 |
— |
|
1988
|
121,669 |
1.75 |
— |
|
1989
|
123,869 |
1.67 |
— |
|
1990
|
125,840 |
1.64 |
— |
|
1991
|
126,346 |
1.52 |
— |
|
1992
|
128,105 |
1.52 |
— |
|
1993
|
129,200 |
1.48 |
|
|
1994
|
131,056 |
1.44 |
— |
|
1995
|
132,304 |
1.37 |
— |
|
1996
|
133,943 |
1.29 |
— |
|
1997
|
136,297 |
1.29 |
— |
|
1998
|
137,673 |
1.24 |
— |
|
1999
|
139,368 |
1.19 |
— |
|
2000
|
142,583 |
1.26 |
— |
|
2001
|
143,734 |
1.3 |
— |
|
2002
|
144,863 |
1.24 |
— |
|
2003
|
146,510 |
1.27 |
— |
|
2004
|
147,401 |
1.18 |
— |
|
2005
|
149,320 |
1.22 |
— |
|
2006
|
151,428 |
1.23 |
1.1 |
|
2007
|
153,124 |
1.17 |
— |
|
2008
|
154,287 |
1.15 |
1.2 |
|
2009
|
154,142 |
1.01 |
— |
|
2010
|
153,889 |
0.77 |
1.1 |