Chart 4. Population and labor force growth, 10-year compound annual average rates, for selected periods and 2020–30 projected (in percent)
Period Population growth Labor force growth

1970–80

 2.0 2.6

1980–90

 1.2 1.6

1990–2000

 1.2 1.3

2000–10

 1.1 0.8

2010–20

 0.9 0.4

2020–30 projected

 0.8 0.5

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.