Civilian labor force 16 and older by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin

Table 1. Civilian labor force by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, 1986, 1996, 2006, and projected 2016
[Numbers in thousands]
Age, sex, race, and ethnicity Level Change Percent change Percent distribution Annual growth rate (percent)
1986 1996 2006 2016 1986-96 1996-2006 2006-16 1986-96 1996-2006 2006-16 1986 1996 2006 2016 1986-96 1996-2006 2006-16

 

         

Total, 16 years and older

117,834 133,943 151,428 164,232 16,109 17,485 12,804 13.7 13.1 8.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1.3 1.2 0.8

 

                                 

16 to 24

23,367 21,183 22,394 20,852 -2,184 1,211 -1,542 -9.3 5.7 -6.9 19.8 15.8 14.8 12.7 -1.0 0.6 -0.7

25 to 54

79,563 96,786 103,566 106,026 17,223 6,780 2,460 21.6 7.0 2.4 67.5 72.3 68.4 64.6 2.0 0.7 0.2

55 and older

14,904 15,974 25,468 37,354 1,070 9,494 11,886 7.2 59.4 46.7 12.6 11.9 16.8 22.7 0.7 4.8 3.9

 

                                 

Men

65,422 72,087 81,255 87,781 6,665 9,168 6,526 10.2 12.7 8.0 55.5 53.8 53.7 53.4 1.0 1.2 0.8

Women

52,413 61,857 70,173 76,450 9,444 8,316 6,277 18.0 13.4 8.9 44.5 46.2 46.3 46.6 1.7 1.3 0.9

 

                                 

White

101,801 113,108 123,834 130,665 11,307 10,726 6,831 11.1 9.5 5.5 86.4 84.4 81.8 79.6 1.1 0.9 0.5

Black

12,654 15,134 17,314 20,121 2,480 2,180 2,807 19.6 14.4 16.2 10.7 11.3 11.4 12.3 1.8 1.4 1.5

Asian

3,379 5,701 6,727 8,741 2,322 1,026 2,014 68.7 18.0 29.9 2.9 4.3 4.4 5.3 5.4 1.7 2.7

All other groups (1)

- - 3,553 4,705 - - 1,152 - - 32.4 - - 2.3 2.9 - - 2.8

 

                                 

Hispanic origin

8,076 12,774 20,694 26,889 4,698 7,920 6,195 58.2 62.0 29.9 6.9 9.5 13.7 16.4 4.7 4.9 2.7

Other than Hispanic origin

109,758 121,169 130,734 137,343 11,411 9,565 6,609 10.4 7.9 5.1 93.1 90.5 86.3 83.6 1.0 0.8 0.5

White non-Hispanic

94,027 100,915 104,629 106,133 6,888 3,714 1,504 7.3 3.7 1.4 79.8 75.3 69.1 64.6 0.7 0.4 0.1

 

                                 

Age of baby boomers

22 to 40 32 to 50 42 to 60 52 to 70

Footnotes:
(1) The "All other groups" category includes (1) those classified as being of multiple racial origin and the race categories of (2a) American Indian and Alaska Native or (2b) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders. Dash indicates no data collected for category.

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Last Modified Date: December 4, 2007