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Civilian labor force by sex, age, race, and ethnicity
Table 4. Civilian labor force by sex, age, race, and ethnicity, 1986, 1996, 2006, and projected 2016 [Numbers in thousands]
Group |
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 |
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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 |
16 to 19 |
7,926 |
7,806 |
7,281 |
5,896 |
-120 |
-525 |
-1,385 |
-1.5 |
-6.7 |
-19.0 |
6.7 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
3.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.7 |
-2.1 |
20 to 24 |
15,441 |
13,377 |
15,113 |
14,955 |
-2,064 |
1,736 |
-158 |
-13.4 |
13.0 |
-1.0 |
13.1 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
-1.4 |
1.2 |
-0.1 |
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 |
25 to 34 |
34,591 |
33,833 |
32,573 |
37,289 |
-758 |
-1,260 |
4,716 |
-2.2 |
-3.7 |
14.5 |
29.4 |
25.3 |
21.5 |
22.7 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
1.4 |
35 to 44 |
27,232 |
36,556 |
35,848 |
33,654 |
9,324 |
-708 |
-2,194 |
34.2 |
-1.9 |
-6.1 |
23.1 |
27.3 |
23.7 |
20.5 |
3.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
45 to 54 |
17,739 |
26,397 |
35,146 |
35,083 |
8,658 |
8,749 |
-63 |
48.8 |
33.1 |
-0.2 |
15.1 |
19.7 |
23.2 |
21.4 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
-0.0 |
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 |
55 to 64 |
11,894 |
12,146 |
19,984 |
27,288 |
252 |
7,838 |
7,304 |
2.1 |
64.5 |
36.5 |
10.1 |
9.1 |
13.2 |
16.6 |
0.2 |
5.1 |
3.2 |
65 to 74 |
2,594 |
3,194 |
4,404 |
8,076 |
600 |
1,210 |
3,672 |
23.1 |
37.9 |
83.4 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
75 and older |
417 |
634 |
1,080 |
1,990 |
217 |
446 |
910 |
52.0 |
70.3 |
84.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
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Men, 16 years and older |
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 |
16 to 24 |
12,250 |
11,147 |
11,810 |
10,915 |
-1,103 |
663 |
-895 |
-9.0 |
5.9 |
-7.6 |
10.4 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
6.6 |
-0.9 |
0.6 |
-0.8 |
16 to 19 |
4,102 |
4,043 |
3,693 |
2,923 |
-59 |
-350 |
-770 |
-1.4 |
-8.7 |
-20.9 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
-0.1 |
-0.9 |
-2.3 |
20 to 24 |
8,148 |
7,104 |
8,116 |
7,992 |
-1,044 |
1,012 |
-124 |
-12.8 |
14.2 |
-1.5 |
6.9 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
-1.4 |
1.3 |
-0.2 |
25 to 54 |
44,406 |
51,999 |
55,840 |
57,491 |
7,593 |
3,841 |
1,651 |
17.1 |
7.4 |
3.0 |
37.7 |
38.8 |
36.9 |
35.0 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
25 to 34 |
19,383 |
18,430 |
17,944 |
20,913 |
-953 |
-486 |
2,969 |
-4.9 |
-2.6 |
16.5 |
16.4 |
13.8 |
11.8 |
12.7 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
1.5 |
35 to 44 |
15,029 |
19,602 |
19,407 |
18,373 |
4,573 |
-195 |
-1,034 |
30.4 |
-1.0 |
-5.3 |
12.8 |
14.6 |
12.8 |
11.2 |
2.7 |
-0.1 |
-0.5 |
45 to 54 |
9,994 |
13,967 |
18,489 |
18,205 |
3,973 |
4,522 |
-284 |
39.8 |
32.4 |
-1.5 |
8.5 |
10.4 |
12.2 |
11.1 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
-0.2 |
55 and older |
8,765 |
8,941 |
13,605 |
19,376 |
176 |
4,664 |
5,771 |
2.0 |
52.2 |
42.4 |
7.4 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
11.8 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
55 to 64 |
6,954 |
6,693 |
10,509 |
13,865 |
-261 |
3,816 |
3,356 |
-3.8 |
57.0 |
31.9 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
8.4 |
-0.4 |
4.6 |
2.8 |
65 to 74 |
1,552 |
1,872 |
2,466 |
4,387 |
320 |
594 |
1,921 |
20.6 |
31.7 |
77.9 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
75 and older |
260 |
375 |
630 |
1,124 |
115 |
255 |
494 |
44.2 |
68.0 |
78.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
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Women, 16 years and older |
52,413 |
61,856 |
70,173 |
76,450 |
9,443 |
8,317 |
6,277 |
18.0 |
13.4 |
8.9 |
44.5 |
46.2 |
46.3 |
46.6 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
16 to 24 |
11,117 |
10,036 |
10,584 |
9,937 |
-1,081 |
548 |
-647 |
-9.7 |
5.5 |
-6.1 |
9.4 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
6.1 |
-1.0 |
0.5 |
-0.6 |
16 to 19 |
3,824 |
3,763 |
3,588 |
2,974 |
-61 |
-175 |
-614 |
-1.6 |
-4.7 |
-17.1 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
-0.2 |
-0.5 |
-1.9 |
20 to 24 |
7,293 |
6,273 |
6,997 |
6,963 |
-1,020 |
724 |
-34 |
-14.0 |
11.5 |
-0.5 |
6.2 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
-1.5 |
1.1 |
-0.0 |
25 to 54 |
35,158 |
44,787 |
47,726 |
48,534 |
9,629 |
2,939 |
808 |
27.4 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
29.8 |
33.4 |
31.5 |
29.6 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
25 to 34 |
15,208 |
15,403 |
14,628 |
16,376 |
195 |
-775 |
1,748 |
1.3 |
-5.0 |
11.9 |
12.9 |
11.5 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
0.1 |
-0.5 |
1.1 |
35 to 44 |
12,204 |
16,954 |
16,441 |
15,281 |
4,750 |
-513 |
-1,160 |
38.9 |
-3.0 |
-7.1 |
10.4 |
12.7 |
10.9 |
9.3 |
3.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.7 |
45 to 54 |
7,746 |
12,430 |
16,656 |
16,877 |
4,684 |
4,226 |
221 |
60.5 |
34.0 |
1.3 |
6.6 |
9.3 |
11.0 |
10.3 |
4.8 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
55 and older |
6,139 |
7,033 |
11,863 |
17,979 |
894 |
4,830 |
6,116 |
14.6 |
68.7 |
51.6 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
7.8 |
10.9 |
1.4 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
55 to 64 |
4,940 |
5,452 |
9,475 |
13,423 |
512 |
4,023 |
3,948 |
10.4 |
73.8 |
41.7 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
6.3 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
3.5 |
65 to 74 |
1,042 |
1,321 |
1,937 |
3,689 |
279 |
616 |
1,752 |
26.8 |
46.6 |
90.4 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
6.7 |
75 and older |
159 |
260 |
451 |
867 |
101 |
191 |
416 |
63.5 |
73.5 |
92.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
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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 |
Men |
57,217 |
61,783 |
67,613 |
71,283 |
4,566 |
5,830 |
3,670 |
8.0 |
9.4 |
5.4 |
48.6 |
46.1 |
44.7 |
43.4 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
Women |
44,584 |
51,325 |
56,221 |
59,382 |
6,741 |
4,896 |
3,161 |
15.1 |
9.5 |
5.6 |
37.8 |
38.3 |
37.1 |
36.2 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
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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 |
Men |
6,373 |
7,264 |
8,128 |
9,420 |
891 |
864 |
1,292 |
14.0 |
11.9 |
15.9 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
Women |
6,281 |
7,869 |
9,186 |
10,701 |
1,588 |
1,317 |
1,515 |
25.3 |
16.7 |
16.5 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
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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 |
Men |
1,831 |
3,039 |
3,621 |
4,600 |
1,208 |
582 |
979 |
66.0 |
19.2 |
27.0 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
Women |
1,548 |
2,662 |
3,106 |
4,141 |
1,114 |
444 |
1,035 |
72.0 |
16.7 |
33.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
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All other groups1 |
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- |
3,553 |
4,705 |
- |
- |
1,152 |
- |
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32.4 |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
Men |
- |
- |
1,893 |
2,478 |
- |
- |
585 |
- |
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30.9 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
Women |
- |
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1,660 |
2,227 |
- |
- |
567 |
- |
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34.2 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
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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 |
Men |
4,948 |
7,646 |
12,488 |
15,802 |
2,698 |
4,842 |
3,314 |
54.5 |
63.3 |
26.5 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
8.2 |
9.6 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
2.4 |
Women |
3,128 |
5,128 |
8,206 |
11,087 |
2,000 |
3,078 |
2,881 |
63.9 |
60.0 |
35.1 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
3.1 |
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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 |
Men |
60,474 |
64,441 |
68,767 |
71,979 |
3,967 |
4,326 |
3,212 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
4.7 |
51.3 |
48.1 |
45.4 |
43.8 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
Women |
49,285 |
56,728 |
61,967 |
65,363 |
7,443 |
5,239 |
3,396 |
15.1 |
9.2 |
5.5 |
41.8 |
42.4 |
40.9 |
39.8 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
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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 |
Men |
52,447 |
54,451 |
55,953 |
56,791 |
2,004 |
1,502 |
838 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
44.5 |
40.7 |
37.0 |
34.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
Women |
41,579 |
46,464 |
48,676 |
49,342 |
4,885 |
2,212 |
666 |
11.7 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
35.3 |
34.7 |
32.1 |
30.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
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