Civilian labor force by age, sex, race, and ethnicity
This table also can be found in the article, "Labor force projections to 2020: a more slowly growing workforce," published in the January 2012 Monthly Labor Review.Also available as: [XLS]
Group |
Level |
Change |
Percent change |
Percent distribution |
Annual rate of change |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
1990-2000 |
2000-10 |
2010-20 |
1990-2000 |
2000-10 |
2010-20 |
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
1990-2000 |
2000-10 |
2010-20 |
|
Total, 16 years and older |
125,840 |
142,583 |
153,889 |
164,360 |
16,743 |
11,306 |
10,471 |
13.3 |
7.9 |
6.8 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
16 to 24 |
22,492 |
22,520 |
20,934 |
18,330 |
28 |
-1,586 |
-2,604 |
0.1 |
-7.0 |
-12.4 |
17.9 |
15.8 |
13.6 |
11.2 |
0.0 |
-0.7 |
-1.3 |
16 to 19 |
7,792 |
8,270 |
5,906 |
4,548 |
478 |
-2,364 |
-1,358 |
6.1 |
-28.6 |
-23.0 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
-3.3 |
-2.6 |
20 to 24 |
14,700 |
14,250 |
15,028 |
13,783 |
-450 |
778 |
-1,245 |
-3.1 |
5.5 |
-8.3 |
11.7 |
10.0 |
9.8 |
8.4 |
-0.3 |
0.5 |
-0.9 |
25 to 54 |
88,322 |
101,394 |
102,940 |
104,619 |
13,072 |
1,546 |
1,679 |
14.8 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
70.2 |
71.1 |
66.9 |
63.7 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
25 to 34 |
35,929 |
32,756 |
33,614 |
36,421 |
-3,173 |
858 |
2,807 |
-8.8 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
28.6 |
23.0 |
21.8 |
22.2 |
-0.9 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
35 to 44 |
32,145 |
37,566 |
33,366 |
35,147 |
5,421 |
-4,200 |
1,781 |
16.9 |
-11.2 |
5.3 |
25.5 |
26.3 |
21.7 |
21.4 |
1.6 |
-1.2 |
0.5 |
45 to 54 |
20,248 |
31,072 |
35,960 |
33,051 |
10,824 |
4,888 |
-2,909 |
53.5 |
15.7 |
-8.1 |
16.1 |
21.8 |
23.4 |
20.1 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
-0.8 |
55 and older |
15,026 |
18,669 |
30,014 |
41,411 |
3,643 |
11,345 |
11,397 |
24.2 |
60.8 |
38.0 |
11.9 |
13.1 |
19.5 |
25.2 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
3.3 |
55 to 64 |
11,575 |
14,357 |
23,297 |
29,298 |
2,782 |
8,940 |
6,001 |
24.0 |
62.3 |
25.8 |
9.2 |
10.1 |
15.1 |
17.8 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
65 to 74 |
2,952 |
3,505 |
5,424 |
9,945 |
553 |
1,919 |
4,521 |
18.7 |
54.8 |
83.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
75 and older |
498 |
807 |
1,293 |
2,168 |
309 |
486 |
875 |
62.0 |
60.2 |
67.7 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
Men, 16 years and older |
69,011 |
76,280 |
81,985 |
87,128 |
7,269 |
5,705 |
5,143 |
10.5 |
7.5 |
6.3 |
54.8 |
53.5 |
53.3 |
53.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
16 to 24 |
11,960 |
11,789 |
10,855 |
9,690 |
-171 |
-934 |
-1,165 |
-1.4 |
-7.9 |
-10.7 |
9.5 |
8.3 |
7.1 |
5.9 |
-0.1 |
-0.8 |
-1.1 |
16 to 19 |
4,094 |
4,268 |
2,991 |
2,413 |
174 |
-1,277 |
-578 |
4.3 |
-29.9 |
-19.3 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
-3.5 |
-2.1 |
20 to 24 |
7,866 |
7,521 |
7,864 |
7,276 |
-345 |
343 |
-588 |
-4.4 |
4.6 |
-7.5 |
6.3 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
-0.4 |
0.4 |
-0.8 |
25 to 54 |
48,456 |
54,206 |
55,326 |
56,386 |
5,750 |
1,120 |
1,060 |
11.9 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
38.5 |
38.0 |
36.0 |
34.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
25 to 34 |
19,872 |
17,844 |
18,352 |
19,667 |
-2,028 |
508 |
1,315 |
-10.2 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
15.8 |
12.5 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
-1.1 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
35 to 44 |
17,481 |
20,093 |
18,119 |
19,303 |
2,612 |
-1,974 |
1,184 |
14.9 |
-9.8 |
6.5 |
13.9 |
14.1 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
1.4 |
-1.0 |
0.6 |
45 to 54 |
11,103 |
16,269 |
18,856 |
17,415 |
5,166 |
2,587 |
-1,441 |
46.5 |
15.9 |
-7.6 |
8.8 |
11.4 |
12.3 |
10.6 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
-0.8 |
55 and older |
8,594 |
10,285 |
15,803 |
21,052 |
1,691 |
5,518 |
5,249 |
19.7 |
53.7 |
33.2 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
10.3 |
12.8 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
2.9 |
55 to 64 |
6,627 |
7,796 |
12,103 |
14,662 |
1,169 |
4,307 |
2,559 |
17.6 |
55.2 |
21.1 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
7.9 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
1.9 |
65 to 74 |
1,664 |
2,018 |
2,971 |
5,236 |
354 |
953 |
2,265 |
21.3 |
47.2 |
76.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
75 and older |
303 |
471 |
729 |
1,155 |
168 |
258 |
426 |
55.4 |
54.8 |
58.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
Women, 16 years and older |
56,829 |
66,303 |
71,904 |
77,232 |
9,474 |
5,601 |
5,328 |
16.7 |
8.4 |
7.4 |
45.2 |
46.5 |
46.7 |
47.0 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
16 to 24 |
10,532 |
10,731 |
10,079 |
8,641 |
199 |
-652 |
-1,438 |
1.9 |
-6.1 |
-14.3 |
8.4 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
-0.6 |
-1.5 |
16 to 19 |
3,698 |
4,002 |
2,914 |
2,134 |
304 |
-1,088 |
-780 |
8.2 |
-27.2 |
-26.8 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
-3.1 |
-3.1 |
20 to 24 |
6,834 |
6,729 |
7,164 |
6,506 |
-105 |
435 |
-658 |
-1.5 |
6.5 |
-9.2 |
5.4 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
-0.2 |
0.6 |
-1.0 |
25 to 54 |
39,866 |
47,188 |
47,614 |
48,233 |
7,322 |
426 |
619 |
18.4 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
31.7 |
33.1 |
30.9 |
29.3 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
25 to 34 |
16,058 |
14,912 |
15,263 |
16,754 |
-1,146 |
351 |
1,491 |
-7.1 |
2.4 |
9.8 |
12.8 |
10.5 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
-0.7 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
35 to 44 |
14,663 |
17,473 |
15,247 |
15,844 |
2,810 |
-2,226 |
597 |
19.2 |
-12.7 |
3.9 |
11.7 |
12.3 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
1.8 |
-1.4 |
0.4 |
45 to 54 |
9,145 |
14,803 |
17,104 |
15,635 |
5,658 |
2,301 |
-1,469 |
61.9 |
15.5 |
-8.6 |
7.3 |
10.4 |
11.1 |
9.5 |
4.9 |
1.5 |
-0.9 |
55 and older |
6,431 |
8,384 |
14,211 |
20,358 |
1,953 |
5,827 |
6,147 |
30.4 |
69.5 |
43.3 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
9.2 |
12.4 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
3.7 |
55 to 64 |
4,948 |
6,561 |
11,194 |
14,637 |
1,613 |
4,633 |
3,443 |
32.6 |
70.6 |
30.8 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
7.3 |
8.9 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
2.7 |
65 to 74 |
1,288 |
1,487 |
2,453 |
4,709 |
199 |
966 |
2,256 |
15.5 |
65.0 |
92.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
75 and older |
195 |
336 |
564 |
1,012 |
141 |
228 |
448 |
72.3 |
67.9 |
79.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
White |
107,447 |
118,545 |
125,084 |
130,516 |
11,098 |
6,539 |
5,432 |
10.3 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
85.4 |
83.1 |
81.3 |
79.4 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
Men |
59,638 |
64,466 |
67,728 |
70,379 |
4,828 |
3,262 |
2,651 |
8.1 |
5.1 |
3.9 |
47.4 |
45.2 |
44.0 |
42.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
Women |
47,809 |
54,079 |
57,356 |
60,137 |
6,270 |
3,277 |
2,781 |
13.1 |
6.1 |
4.8 |
38.0 |
37.9 |
37.3 |
36.6 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
Black |
13,740 |
16,397 |
17,862 |
19,676 |
2,657 |
1,465 |
1,814 |
19.3 |
8.9 |
10.2 |
10.9 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
12.0 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
Men |
6,802 |
7,702 |
8,415 |
9,393 |
900 |
713 |
978 |
13.2 |
9.3 |
11.6 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
Women |
6,938 |
8,695 |
9,447 |
10,283 |
1,757 |
752 |
836 |
25.3 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
Asian |
4,653 |
6,270 |
7,248 |
9,430 |
1,617 |
978 |
2,182 |
34.8 |
15.6 |
30.1 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
Men |
2,570 |
3,362 |
3,893 |
4,968 |
792 |
531 |
1,075 |
30.8 |
15.8 |
27.6 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
Women |
2,083 |
2,908 |
3,355 |
4,462 |
825 |
447 |
1,107 |
39.6 |
15.4 |
33.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
All other groups1 |
- |
1,371 |
3,694 |
4,738 |
- |
2.323 |
1,044 |
- |
169.4 |
28.3 |
- |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
- |
10.4 |
2.5 |
Men |
- |
750 |
1,949 |
2,388 |
- |
1,199 |
439 |
- |
159.9 |
22.5 |
- |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
- |
10.0 |
2.1 |
Women |
- |
621 |
1,746 |
2,350 |
- |
1,125 |
604 |
- |
181.2 |
34.6 |
- |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
- |
10.9 |
3.0 |
Hispanic origin |
10,720 |
16,689 |
22,748 |
30,493 |
5,969 |
6,059 |
7,745 |
55.7 |
36.3 |
34.0 |
8.5 |
11.7 |
14.8 |
18.6 |
4.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
Men |
6,546 |
9,923 |
13,511 |
17,859 |
3,377 |
3,588 |
4,348 |
51.6 |
36.2 |
32.2 |
5.2 |
7.0 |
8.8 |
10.9 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
Women |
4,174 |
6,767 |
9,238 |
12,634 |
2,593 |
2,471 |
3,396 |
62.1 |
36.5 |
36.8 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
7.7 |
5.0 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Other than Hispanic origin |
115,120 |
125,894 |
131,141 |
133,867 |
10,774 |
5,247 |
2,726 |
9.4 |
4.2 |
2.1 |
91.5 |
88.3 |
85.2 |
81.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
Men |
62,465 |
66,357 |
68,474 |
69,269 |
3,892 |
2,117 |
795 |
6.2 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
49.6 |
46.5 |
44.5 |
42.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
Women |
52,655 |
59,536 |
62,666 |
64,598 |
6,881 |
3,130 |
1,932 |
13.1 |
5.3 |
3.1 |
41.8 |
41.8 |
40.7 |
39.3 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
White non-Hispanic |
97,818 |
102,729 |
103,947 |
102,371 |
4,911 |
1,218 |
-1,576 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
-1.5 |
77.7 |
72.0 |
67.5 |
62.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
Men |
53,731 |
55,040 |
55,116 |
53,867 |
1,309 |
76 |
-1,249 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
-2.3 |
42.7 |
38.6 |
35.8 |
32.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
Women |
44,087 |
47,689 |
48,831 |
48,504 |
3,602 |
1,142 |
-327 |
8.2 |
2.4 |
-0.7 |
35.0 |
33.4 |
31.7 |
29.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
Footnotes: |
Last Modified Date: February 01, 2012