Chart 1. Population and labor force growth, 10-year compound average annual rates, for selected periods and 2023–33 projected (in percent)
| Period |
Population |
Labor force |
|
1973–83
|
1.7 |
2.2 |
|
1983–93
|
1.1 |
1.5 |
|
1993–2003
|
1.3 |
1.3 |
|
2003–13
|
1.1 |
0.6 |
|
2013–23
|
0.8 |
0.7 |
|
2023–33 projected
|
0.6 |
0.4 |