Table 1. Civilian labor force by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, 1998, 2008, and projected 2018
(In thousands)
Age, sex, race, and ethnicity Level Change Percent change Percent distribution Average annual
rate of change
1998 2008 2018 1998- 2008- 1998- 2008- 1998 2008 2018 1998- 2008-
2008 2018 2008 2018 2008 2018
Total, 16 years and older..... 137,673 154,287 166,911 16,614 12,624 12.1 8.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 1.1 0.8
Age, years:
16 to 24................... 21,894 22,032 21,131 138 -901 .6 -4.1 15.9 14.3 12.7 .1 -.4
25 to 54................... 98,718 104,396 105,944 5,678 1,548 5.8 1.5 71.7 67.7 63.5 .6 .1
55 and older............... 17,061 27,857 39,836 10,796 11,979 63.3 43.0 12.4 18.1 23.9 5.0 3.6
Sex:
Men........................ 73,959 82,520 88,682 8,561 6,162 11.6 7.5 53.7 53.5 53.1 1.1 .7
Women...................... 63,714 71,767 78,229 8,053 6,462 12.6 9.0 46.3 46.5 46.9 1.2 .9
Race:
White...................... 115,415 125,635 132,490 10,220 6,855 8.9 5.5 83.8 81.4 79.4 .9 .5
Black...................... 15,982 17,740 20,244 1,758 2,504 11.0 14.1 11.6 11.5 12.1 1.0 1.3
Asian...................... 6,278 7,202 9,345 924 2,143 14.7 29.8 4.6 4.7 5.6 1.4 2.6
All other groups (1)....... - 3,710 4,832 - 1,122 - 30.2 - 2.4 2.9 - 2.7
Ethnicity:
Hispanic origin............ 14,317 22,024 29,304 7,707 7,280 53.8 33.1 10.4 14.3 17.6 4.4 2.9
Other than Hispanic origin. 123,356 132,263 137,607 8,907 5,344 7.2 4.0 89.6 85.7 82.4 .7 .4
White non-Hispanic...... 101,767 105,210 106,834 3,443 1,624 3.4 1.5 73.9 68.2 64.0 .3 .2
1 The "all other groups" category includes (1) those classified as being of multiple racial origin and (2) the race 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.
