Chart 5. Labor force growth, by age group, for selected periods and 2020–30 projected (in thousands)
Age group |
1970–80 |
1980–90 |
1990–2000 |
2000–10 |
2010–20 |
2020–30 projected |
16 to 24
|
7,454 |
-2,809 |
30 |
-1,587 |
-728 |
-1,509 |
25 to 64
|
16,882 |
21,311 |
15,851 |
10,487 |
3,688 |
4,871 |
65 and older
|
-165 |
395 |
862 |
2,405 |
3,896 |
5,533 |