Figure 4. Population and labor force growth rates, 10-year compounded annual average, 1999–2019 and 2020–29 projected
Year Population growth Labor Force growth

1959

1.0 1.1

1960

1.1 1.1

1961

1.3 1.3

1962

1.3 1.3

1963

1.3 1.3

1964

1.4 1.4

1965

1.4 1.4

1966

1.4 1.3

1967

1.5 1.5

1968

1.5 1.5

1969

1.5 1.7

1970

1.6 1.7

1971

1.7 1.8

1972

1.8 2.1

1973

1.9 2.2

1974

1.9 2.3

1975

1.9 2.3

1976

2.0 2.4

1977

2.0 2.5

1978

2.1 2.6

1979

2.1 2.7

1980

2.0 2.6

1981

2.0 2.6

1982

1.8 2.4

1983

1.7 2.2

1984

1.6 2.1

1985

1.5 2.1

1986

1.5 2.1

1987

1.4 1.9

1988

1.3 1.8

1989

1.2 1.7

1990

1.2 1.6

1991

1.2 1.5

1992

1.1 1.5

1993

1.1 1.5

1994

1.1 1.4

1995

1.1 1.4

1996

1.1 1.3

1997

1.1 1.3

1998

1.1 1.2

1999

1.1 1.2

2000

1.2 1.3

2001

1.2 1.3

2002

1.2 1.2

2003

1.3 1.3

2004

1.3 1.2

2005

1.3 1.2

2006

1.3 1.2

2007

1.3 1.2

2008

1.3 1.1

2009

1.3 1.0

2010

1.1 0.8

2011

1.1 0.7

2012

1.1 0.7

2013

1.1 0.6

2014

1.0 0.6

2015

1.0 0.5

2016

1.0 0.5

2017

1.0 0.5

2018

1.0 0.5

2019

0.9 0.6

2020 projected

1.0 0.7

2021 projected

1.0 0.7

2022 projected

0.9 0.7

2023 projected

0.9 0.7

2024 projected

0.9 0.7

2025 projected

0.8 0.7

2026 projected

0.8 0.6

2027 projected

0.8 0.6

2028 projected

0.8 0.5

2029 projected

0.8 0.5

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.