Chart 6. Population and labor force growth, 10-year compound annual rates of change, for selected periods and 2021–31 projected
Timespan Population growth Labor force growth

1971–81

 2.0 2.6

1981–91

 1.2 1.5

1991–2001

 1.2 1.3

2001–11

 1.1 0.7

2011–21

 0.9 0.5

2021–31 projected

 0.7 0.5

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.