Table 1. Labor force, macroeconomy, and industry employment for base years 1996, 1998, and 2000 and for BLS projections and actual data 2006, 2008, and 2010 (in thousands)
Category	Base year			BLS projection			Actual data
Category	1996	1998	2000	2006	2008	2010	2006	2008	2010
Labor force
Totals
Civilian noninstitutional population	200,591.0	205,220.0	212,577.0	221,191.0	228,623.0	233,658.0	228,815.0	233,788.0	237,830.0
Labor force	133,943.0	137,673.0	142,583.0	148,847.0	154,576.0	157,721.0	151,428.0	154,287.0	153,889.0
Participation rate	66.8	67.1	67.1	67.6	67.6	67.5	66.2	66.0	64.7
Cohort
Male	72,087.0	73,959.0	76,280.0	78,226.0	81,132.0	82,221.0	81,255.0	82,520.0	81,985.0
Female	61,857.0	63,714.0	66,303.0	70,620.0	73,444.0	75,500.0	70,173.0	71,767.0	71,904.0
Age, years
16 to 24	21,183.0	21,894.0	22,520.0	24,418.0	25,210.0	26,081.0	22,394.0	22,032.0	20,934.0
25 to 54	96,786.0	98,718.0	101,394.0	101,454.0	104,133.0	104,994.0	103,566.0	104,396.0	102,940.0
55 and older	15,974.0	17,062.0	18,669.0	22,974.0	25,233.0	26,646.0	25,468.0	27,858.0	30,014.0
Race
White	113,108.0	115,415.0	118,545.0	123,581.0	126,665.0	128,043.0	123,834.0	125,635.0	125,084.0
Black	15,134.0	15,982.0	16,397.0	17,225.0	19,101.0	20,041.0	17,314.0	17,740.0	17,862.0
Asian	5,703.0	6,278.0	7,641.0	8,041.0	8,809.0	9,636.0	10,280.0	10,912.0	10,943.0
Ethnicity
Hispanic	12,774.0	14,317.0	16,689.0	17,401.0	19,585.0	20,947.0	20,694.0	22,024.0	22,748.0
Non-Hispanic	121,169.0	123,356.0	125,894.0	131,446.0	134,991.0	136,774.0	130,734.0	132,263.0	131,141.0
Macroeconomy
Unemployment rate	5.4	4.5	4.0	5.4	4.7	4.0	4.6	5.8	9.6
Household employment	126.7	131.5	135.2	140.9	147.3	151.4	144.4	145.4	139.1
Nonfarm wage and salary employment⁽¹⁾	119.5	125.8	131.8	137.3	143.3	152.0	136.4	137.2	130.3
Nonfarm labor productivity (index 1992 = 100)	101.8	107.3	116.2	114.9	123.8	153.5	137.2	140.1	148.8
Oil prices (nominal dollars)	20.5	12.2	27.7	27.0	26.6	26.6	60.2	94.7	76.7
GDP rebased real 2005 dollars⁽²⁾	9,115.6	9,945.1	11,127.7	11,683.0	12,010.2	15,246.4	12,958.5	13,161.9	13,063.0
Personal consumption expenditures	6,143.3	6,734.1	7,491.2	8,215.7	8,336.5	10,538.8	9,054.5	9,211.7	9,196.2
Gross private domestic investment	1,233.5	NA	1,957.8	1,699.0	NA	3,226.8	2,231.8	1,939.8	1,658.0
Net exports	–114.0	NA	–431.5	–117.7	NA	–698.4	–729.4	–494.8	–419.7
Exports	902.3	NA	1,197.9	1,817.5	NA	2,188.7	1,422.1	1,649.3	1,665.6
Imports	1,016.3	NA	1,629.3	1,935.2	NA	2,887.1	2,151.5	2,144.0	2,085.2
Government	1,889.8	NA	2,109.9	1,938.7	NA	2,276.9	2,402.1	2,497.4	2,605.8
Federal defense	461.5	NA	458.8	383.6	NA	487.3	598.4	657.7	717.6
Federal nondefense	230.3	NA	256.0	214.4	NA	295.7	296.6	313.3	359.2
State and local	1,197.2	NA	1,395.2	1,339.5	NA	1,490.8	1,507.2	1,528.1	1,534.1
Industry employment
Total wage and salary workers	117,534.1	123,635.0	129,309.7	137,093.0	144,526.0	152,447.0	133,328.3	134,214.9	127,324.3
Goods	23,727.6	24,674.2	24,973.9	24,451.1	25,694.0	27,057.0	22,811.6	21,641.6	18,022.6
Mining	557.0	566.7	524.3	443.4	475.0	488.0	627.0	714.4	656.9
Construction	5,376.9	5,974.3	6,593.8	5,899.9	6,535.0	7,522.0	7,480.4	6,965.2	5,367.9
Manufacturing	17,793.7	18,133.3	17,855.8	18,107.8	18,684.0	19,047.0	14,704.2	13,961.9	11,997.9
Durable	10,461.2	10,880.0	10,840.9	10,514.0	11,277.0	11,780.0	8,979.8	8,502.8	7,125.1
Nondurable	7,332.5	7,253.2	7,014.9	7,593.0	7,406.0	7,267.0	5,724.3	5,459.1	4,872.7
Services	93,806.5	98,960.7	104,335.8	112,641.9	118,832.0	125,390.0	110,516.7	112,573.3	109,301.7
Transportation, communications, and utilities	6,122.3	6,489.4	6,955.6	7,110.7	7,539.0	8,274.0	6,509.8	6,514.9	6,053.9
Transportation	4,003.6	4,242.9	4,458.9	4,774.2	4,951.0	5,466.0	4,432.7	4,462.2	4,154.6
Communications	1,374.6	1,516.6	1,768.1	1,360.4	1,768.0	1,916.0	1,405.5	1,369.9	1,224.7
Utilities	744.1	729.9	728.7	976.1	820.0	893.0	671.6	682.7	674.6
Trade	27,964.2	28,982.9	30,191.2	31,103.1	32,693.0	34,200.0	31,435.8	31,685.9	30,099.2
Wholesale	6,411.2	6,724.8	6,912.5	7,228.0	7,330.0	7,800.0	6,892.8	6,919.7	6,363.6
Retail	21,553.0	22,258.1	23,278.7	23,875.0	25,363.0	26,400.0	24,543.0	24,766.2	23,735.7
Finance, insurance, and real estate	6,893.5	7,368.9	7,578.6	7,651.0	8,367.0	8,247.0	8,252.7	8,120.8	7,713.1
Other services	33,287.4	36,210.2	38,820.3	45,626.9	48,543.0	52,233.0	42,482.9	43,742.4	42,945.0
Government	19,539.1	19,909.3	20,790.0	21,150.2	21,688.0	22,436.0	21,835.5	22,509.3	22,490.5
Federal	2,877.0	2,772.0	2,865.0	2,670.0	2,550.0	2,622.0	2,732.0	2,762.0	2,977.0
State and local	16,662.1	17,137.3	17,925.0	18,480.2	19,138.0	19,814.0	19,103.5	19,747.3	19,513.5
Notes: ⁽¹⁾ Total nonagriculture wage and salary worker total employment differs from the macroeconomic value for nonfarm wage and salary employment because of converting data from the North American Industrial Classification System to the Standard Industrial Classification system. ⁽²⁾ Gross domestic product (GDP) data for the base year and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projection were rebased from 1992 and 1996 dollars in the original publications to 2005 dollars to be consistent with the actual data. Actual data for GDP comparison is from June 2013, before the Bureau of Economic Analysis comprehensive revision. Note: NA = not applicable. Sources: Historical data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis; projected data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.