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November 1995, Vol. 118,
No. 11
The 2005 labor force: growing, but slowly
Howard N Fullerton, Jr.
Demographic Statistician, Office of
Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics
The labor force is projected to grow at a slower rate than the pace in 1994; however, labor force participation growth varies widely by race and Hispanic origin group. This article describes the demographic labor force projections, made by BLS for 136 age, sex, race, or Hispanic origin groups composing the future labor force.1 Changes in the labor force are explored because of labor force participation rate or population changes. This article also examines dynamics of the changes resulting from persons entering, leaving, or staying in the labor force; factors leading to changes in the composition of the labor force. Finally, this article reviews the demographic consequences of projected changes in the composition of the labor force.
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Footnotes
1 The race and Hispanic origin categories correspond to
those promulgated the U.S. Office of Management and Budget,
Directive No. 15, 1978. For a discussion of these categories, see
Juanita Tamayo Lott, "Do United States Racial/Ethnic
Categories Still Fit?" Population Today, January 1993, pp.
6-7, 9.
How accurate are recent BLS occupational projections? 1991 Oct. 37-43.
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