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
OOH Earnings Table Extraction Wizard - output frame
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
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
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
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
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
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
All other groups1
-
-
3,553
4,705
-
-
1,152
-
-
32.4
-
-
2.3
2.9
-
-
2.8
Men
-
-
1,893
2,478
-
-
585
-
-
30.9
-
-
1.3
1.5
-
-
2.7
Women
-
-
1,660
2,227
-
-
567
-
-
34.2
-
-
1.1
1.4
-
-
3.0
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
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
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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