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Employment Projections > Data > Civilian labor force, by age, sex, race, and ethnicity

Civilian labor force, by age, sex, race, and ethnicity

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**Table 3.1 Civilian labor force by age, sex, race, and ethnicity, 1998, 2008, 2018, and projected 2028 (Numbers in thousands)**
Group	Level				Change			Percent change			Percent distribution				Annual growth rate (percent)
Group	1998	2008	2018	2028	1998–08	2008–18	2018–28	1998–08	2008–18	2018–28	1998	2008	2018	2028	1998–08	2008–18	2018–28
Total, 16 years and older	137,673	154,287	162,075	170,994	16,614	7,788	8,919	12.1	5.0	5.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.1	0.5	0.5
16 to 24	21,894	22,032	20,984	19,698	138	-1,048	-1,286	0.6	-4.8	-6.1	15.9	14.3	12.9	11.5	0.1	-0.5	-0.6
16 to 19	8,256	6,858	5,885	5,144	-1,398	-973	-741	-16.9	-14.2	-12.6	6.0	4.4	3.6	3.0	-1.8	-1.5	-1.3
20 to 24	13,638	15,174	15,099	14,553	1,536	-75	-546	11.3	-0.5	-3.6	9.9	9.8	9.3	8.5	1.1	0.0	-0.4
25 to 54	98,718	104,396	103,705	108,182	5,678	-691	4,477	5.8	-0.7	4.3	71.7	67.7	64.0	63.3	0.6	-0.1	0.4
25 to 34	32,813	33,332	36,774	36,950	519	3,442	176	1.6	10.3	0.5	23.8	21.6	22.7	21.6	0.2	1.0	0.0
35 to 44	37,536	35,061	33,619	38,285	-2,475	-1,442	4,666	-6.6	-4.1	13.9	27.3	22.7	20.7	22.4	-0.7	-0.4	1.3
45 to 54	28,368	36,003	33,311	32,948	7,635	-2,692	-363	26.9	-7.5	-1.1	20.6	23.3	20.6	19.3	2.4	-0.8	-0.1
55 and older	17,062	27,858	37,386	43,114	10,796	9,528	5,729	63.3	34.2	15.3	12.4	18.1	23.1	25.2	5.0	3.0	1.4
55 to 64	13,215	21,615	27,354	26,999	8,400	5,739	-355	63.6	26.6	-1.3	9.6	14.0	16.9	15.8	5.0	2.4	-0.1
65 to 74	3,179	4,985	8,206	12,374	1,806	3,221	4,169	56.8	64.6	50.8	2.3	3.2	5.1	7.2	4.6	5.1	4.2
75 and older	668	1,258	1,826	3,741	590	568	1,915	88.3	45.2	104.9	0.5	0.8	1.1	2.2	6.5	3.8	7.4

Men, 16 years and older	73,959	82,520	86,096	89,595	8,561	3,576	3,499	11.6	4.3	4.1	53.7	53.5	53.1	52.4	1.1	0.4	0.4
16 to 24	11,464	11,538	10,695	9,709	74	-843	-986	0.6	-7.3	-9.2	8.3	7.5	6.6	5.7	0.1	-0.8	-1.0
16 to 19	4,244	3,472	2,909	2,443	-772	-563	-466	-18.2	-16.2	-16.0	3.1	2.3	1.8	1.4	-2.0	-1.8	-1.7
20 to 24	7,221	8,065	7,786	7,266	844	-279	-520	11.7	-3.5	-6.7	5.2	5.2	4.8	4.2	1.1	-0.4	-0.7
25 to 54	53,002	56,202	55,440	57,489	3,200	-762	2,049	6.0	-1.4	3.7	38.5	36.4	34.2	33.6	0.6	-0.1	0.4
25 to 34	17,796	18,302	19,789	19,649	506	1,487	-140	2.8	8.1	-0.7	12.9	11.9	12.2	11.5	0.3	0.8	-0.1
35 to 44	20,242	18,972	18,123	20,796	-1,270	-849	2,673	-6.3	-4.5	14.7	14.7	12.3	11.2	12.2	-0.6	-0.5	1.4
45 to 54	14,963	18,928	17,528	17,045	3,965	-1,400	-483	26.5	-7.4	-2.8	10.9	12.3	10.8	10.0	2.4	-0.8	-0.3
55 and older	9,493	14,780	19,961	22,397	5,287	5,181	2,436	55.7	35.1	12.2	6.9	9.6	12.3	13.1	4.5	3.1	1.2
55 to 64	7,253	11,345	14,436	13,811	4,092	3,091	-625	56.4	27.2	-4.3	5.3	7.4	8.9	8.1	4.6	2.4	-0.4
65 to 74	1,826	2,724	4,471	6,523	898	1,747	2,052	49.2	64.1	45.9	1.3	1.8	2.8	3.8	4.1	5.1	3.8
75 and older	413	711	1,054	2,063	298	343	1,009	72.1	48.3	95.7	0.3	0.5	0.7	1.2	5.6	4.0	6.9

Women, 16 years and older	63,714	71,767	75,978	81,399	8,053	4,211	5,421	12.6	5.9	7.1	46.3	46.5	46.9	47.6	1.2	0.6	0.7
16 to 24	10,430	10,494	10,289	9,989	64	-205	-300	0.6	-2.0	-2.9	7.6	6.8	6.3	5.8	0.1	-0.2	-0.3
16 to 19	4,012	3,385	2,977	2,701	-627	-408	-276	-15.6	-12.1	-9.3	2.9	2.2	1.8	1.6	-1.7	-1.3	-1.0
20 to 24	6,418	7,109	7,312	7,288	691	203	-24	10.8	2.9	-0.3	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.3	1.0	0.3	0.0
25 to 54	45,716	48,195	48,264	50,693	2,479	69	2,430	5.4	0.1	5.0	33.2	31.2	29.8	29.6	0.5	0.0	0.5
25 to 34	15,017	15,030	16,986	17,302	13	1,956	316	0.1	13.0	1.9	10.9	9.7	10.5	10.1	0.0	1.2	0.2
35 to 44	17,294	16,089	15,496	17,489	-1,205	-593	1,993	-7.0	-3.7	12.9	12.6	10.4	9.6	10.2	-0.7	-0.4	1.2
45 to 54	13,405	17,075	15,782	15,903	3,670	-1,293	121	27.4	-7.6	0.8	9.7	11.1	9.7	9.3	2.4	-0.8	0.1
55 and older	7,569	13,078	17,425	20,717	5,509	4,347	3,292	72.8	33.2	18.9	5.5	8.5	10.8	12.1	5.6	2.9	1.7
55 to 64	5,962	10,270	12,918	13,188	4,308	2,648	270	72.3	25.8	2.1	4.3	6.7	8.0	7.7	5.6	2.3	0.2
65 to 74	1,352	2,261	3,735	5,852	909	1,474	2,117	67.2	65.2	56.7	1.0	1.5	2.3	3.4	5.3	5.1	4.6
75 and older	255	547	772	1,678	292	225	906	114.5	41.1	117.3	0.2	0.4	0.5	1.0	7.9	3.5	8.1

White	115,415	125,635	125,815	128,912	10,220	180	3,097	8.9	0.1	2.5	83.8	81.4	77.6	75.4	0.9	0.0	0.2
Men	63,034	68,351	68,082	68,840	5,317	-269	758	8.4	-0.4	1.1	45.8	44.3	42.0	40.3	0.8	0.0	0.1
Women	52,380	57,284	57,733	60,072	4,904	449	2,339	9.4	0.8	4.1	38.0	37.1	35.6	35.1	0.9	0.1	0.4

Black	15,982	17,740	20,414	22,211	1,758	2,674	1,797	11.0	15.1	8.8	11.6	11.5	12.6	13.0	1.0	1.4	0.8
Men	7,542	8,347	9,694	10,448	805	1,347	754	10.7	16.1	7.8	5.5	5.4	6.0	6.1	1.0	1.5	0.8
Women	8,441	9,393	10,720	11,763	952	1,327	1,044	11.3	14.1	9.7	6.1	6.1	6.6	6.9	1.1	1.3	0.9

Asian	6,278	7,202	10,137	12,540	924	2,935	2,403	14.7	40.8	23.7	4.6	4.7	6.3	7.3	1.4	3.5	2.2
Men	3,383	3,852	5,346	6,559	469	1,494	1,213	13.9	38.8	22.7	2.5	2.5	3.3	3.8	1.3	3.3	2.1
Women	2,895	3,350	4,790	5,981	455	1,440	1,191	15.7	43.0	24.9	2.1	2.2	3.0	3.5	1.5	3.6	2.2

All other groups 1	—	3,710	5,709	7,331	—	1,999	1,622	—	53.9	28.4	—	—	3.5	4.3	—	4.4	2.5
Men	—	1,970	2,974	3,748	—	1,004	774	—	51.0	26.0	—	—	1.8	2.2	—	4.2	2.3
Women	—	1,740	2,735	3,583	—	995	848	—	57.2	31.0	—	—	1.7	2.1	—	4.6	2.7

Hispanic origin	14,317	22,024	28,336	35,721	7,707	6,312	7,385	53.8	28.7	26.1	10.4	14.3	17.5	20.9	4.4	2.6	2.3
Men	8,571	13,255	16,113	19,989	4,684	2,858	3,876	54.6	21.6	24.1	6.2	8.6	9.9	11.7	4.5	2.0	2.2
Women	5,746	8,769	12,223	15,732	3,023	3,454	3,509	52.6	39.4	28.7	4.2	5.7	7.5	9.2	4.3	3.4	2.6

Other than Hispanic origin	123,356	132,263	133,739	135,273	8,907	1,476	1,534	7.2	1.1	1.1	89.6	85.7	82.5	79.1	0.7	0.1	0.1
Men	65,388	69,265	69,983	69,606	3,877	718	-377	5.9	1.0	-0.5	47.5	44.9	43.2	40.7	0.6	0.1	-0.1
Women	57,968	62,998	63,755	65,668	5,030	757	1,913	8.7	1.2	3.0	42.1	40.8	39.3	38.4	0.8	0.1	0.3

White non-Hispanic	101,767	105,210	100,666	97,375	3,443	-4,544	-3,291	3.4	-4.3	-3.3	73.9	68.2	62.1	56.9	0.3	-0.4	-0.3
Men	54,833	55,971	53,675	51,084	1,138	-2,296	-2,591	2.1	-4.1	-4.8	39.8	36.3	33.1	29.9	0.2	-0.4	-0.5
Women	46,935	49,238	46,991	46,291	2,303	-2,247	-700	4.9	-4.6	-1.5	34.1	31.9	29.0	27.1	0.5	-0.5	-0.2
Age of baby boomers	34 to 52	44 to 62	54 to 72	64 to 82
Footnotes: 1 The "all other groups" category includes (1) those classified as being of multiple racial origin and (2) the racial categories of (2a) American Indian and Alaska Native and (2b) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders. Note: Dash indicates no data collected for category. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 4, 2019