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Civilian labor force by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, detailed

Civilian labor force by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, 1982, 1992, 2002, and projected 2012
[Numbers in thousands]
Group Level Change Percent change Percent distribution Annual growth rate (percent)
1982 1992 2002 2012 1982-92 1992-2002 2002-12 1982-92 1992-2002 2002-12 1982 1992 2002 2012 1982-92 1992-2002 2002-12
    1990 census weights 2000 census weights                   1990 census weights 2000 census weights        

Total, 16 years and older

 110,204 128,105 142,534 144,863 162,269 17,901 14,428 17,406 16.2 11.3 12.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1.8 1.1 1.1

16 to 24

 24,608 21,617 22,425 22,366 24,377 -2,991 808 2,011 -12.2 3.7 9.0 22.3 16.9 15.7 15.4 15.0 -1.0 0.4 0.9

16 to 19

 8,526 7,096 7,723 7,586 7,636 -1,430 627 50 -16.8 8.8 0.7 7.7 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.7 -1.8 0.9 0.1

20 to 24

 16,082 14,521 14,702 14,780 16,740 -1,561 181 1,960 -9.7 1.2 13.3 14.6 11.3 10.3 10.2 10.3 -0.6 0.1 1.3

25 to 54

 70,506 91,429 99,865 101,720 106,866 20,923 8,436 5,146 29.7 9.2 5.1 64.0 71.4 70.1 70.2 65.9 3.0 0.9 0.5

25 to 34

 31,186 35,369 30,831 32,196 35,406 4,183 -4,538 3,210 13.4 -12.8 10.0 28.3 27.6 21.6 22.2 21.8 2.9 -1.4 1.0

35 to 44

 22,431 33,899 36,998 36,927 34,434 11,468 3,098 -2,493 51.1 9.1 -6.8 20.4 26.5 26.0 25.5 21.2 4.6 0.9 -0.7

45 to 54

 16,889 22,160 32,036 32,597 37,026 5,271 9,876 4,429 31.2 44.6 13.6 15.3 17.3 22.5 22.5 22.8 1.2 3.8 1.3

55 and older

 15,092 15,060 20,244 20,777 31,026 -32 5,184 10,249 -0.2 34.4 49.3 13.7 11.8 14.2 14.3 19.1 0.2 3.0 4.1

55 to 64

 12,062 11,587 15,863 16,308 24,616 -475 4,276 8,308 -3.9 36.9 50.9 10.9 9.0 11.1 11.3 15.2 0.1 3.2 4.2

65 and older

 3,030 3,473 4,381 4,469 6,410 443 908 1,941 14.6 26.2 43.4 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.1 4.0 0.7 2.4 3.7

65 to 74

 2,566 2,932 3,593 3,665 5,411 366 661 1,746 14.3 22.5 47.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 3.3 0.7 2.1 4.0

75 and older

 464 542 789 804 1,000 78 247 196 16.8 45.5 24.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.8 2.2

 

                                      

Men, 16 years and older

 62,450 69,964 76,052 77,500 85,252 7,514 6,088 7,751 12.0 8.7 10.0 56.7 54.6 53.4 53.5 52.5 1.2 0.8 1.0

16 to 24

 13,074 11,521 11,619 11,639 12,461 -1,553 98 822 -11.9 0.8 7.1 11.9 9.0 8.2 8.0 7.7 -1.4 0.1 0.7

16 to 19

 4,470 3,751 3,926 3,870 3,791 -719 175 -79 -16.1 4.7 -2.0 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.3 -2.1 0.5 -0.2

20 to 24

 8,604 7,770 7,693 7,769 8,670 -834 -77 901 -9.7 -1.0 11.6 7.8 6.1 5.4 5.4 5.3 -0.9 -0.1 1.1

25 to 54

 40,357 49,882 53,439 54,568 56,435 9,525 3,557 1,866 23.6 7.1 3.4 36.6 38.9 37.5 37.7 34.8 2.3 0.7 0.3

25 to 34

 17,793 19,495 16,635 17,596 19,069 1,702 -2,860 1,473 9.6 -14.7 8.4 16.1 15.2 11.7 12.1 11.8 2.2 -1.6 0.8

35 to 44

 12,781 18,347 19,946 19,829 18,244 5,566 1,599 -1,585 43.5 8.7 -8.0 11.6 14.3 14.0 13.7 11.2 3.7 0.8 -0.8

45 to 54

 9,784 12,040 16,858 17,143 19,122 2,256 4,818 1,978 23.1 40.0 11.5 8.9 9.4 11.8 11.8 11.8 0.5 3.4 1.1

55 and older

 9,019 8,561 10,994 11,293 16,356 -458 2,434 5,063 -5.1 28.4 44.8 8.2 6.7 7.7 7.8 10.1 -0.3 2.5 3.8

55 to 64

 7,174 6,551 8,486 8,750 12,714 -623 1,935 3,964 -8.7 29.5 45.3 6.5 5.1 6.0 6.0 7.8 -0.5 2.6 3.8

65 and older

 1,845 2,010 2,509 2,543 3,641 165 499 1,098 8.9 24.8 43.2 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.2 0.1 2.2 3.7

65 to 74

 1,548 1,681 2,045 2,079 3,077 133 364 998 8.6 21.6 48.0 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.9 0.1 2.0 4.0

75 and older

 297 329 464 464 564 32 135 100 10.8 41.1 21.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 3.5 2.0

 

                                      

Women, 16 years and older

 47,755 58,141 66,481 67,363 77,017 10,386 8,340 9,654 21.7 14.3 14.3 43.3 45.4 46.6 46.5 47.5 2.5 1.3 1.3

16 to 24

 11,533 10,096 10,806 10,727 11,916 -1,437 710 1,189 -12.5 7.0 11.1 10.5 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.3 -0.7 0.7 1.1

16 to 19

 4,056 3,345 3,797 3,716 3,845 -711 452 129 -17.5 13.5 3.5 3.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.4 -1.5 1.3 0.3

20 to 24

 7,477 6,750 7,009 7,011 8,070 -727 259 1,059 -9.7 3.8 15.1 6.8 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.0 -0.2 0.4 1.4

25 to 54

 30,149 41,547 46,426 47,152 50,431 11,398 4,879 3,279 37.8 11.7 7.0 27.4 32.4 32.6 32.5 31.1 4.0 1.1 0.7

25 to 34

 13,393 15,875 14,196 14,600 16,337 2,482 -1,679 1,737 18.5 -10.6 11.9 12.2 12.4 10.0 10.1 10.1 3.8 -1.1 1.1

35 to 44

 9,651 15,552 17,052 17,098 16,189 5,901 1,500 -909 61.1 9.6 -5.3 8.8 12.1 12.0 11.8 10.0 5.7 0.9 -0.5

45 to 54

 7,105 10,120 15,178 15,454 17,905 3,015 5,058 2,451 42.4 50.0 15.9 6.4 7.9 10.6 10.7 11.0 2.3 4.1 1.5

55 and older

 6,073 6,499 9,250 9,485 14,671 426 2,751 5,186 7.0 42.3 54.7 5.5 5.1 6.5 6.5 9.0 1.0 3.6 4.5

55 to 64

 4,888 5,035 7,377 7,558 11,902 147 2,342 4,344 3.0 46.5 57.5 4.4 3.9 5.2 5.2 7.3 0.8 3.9 4.6

65 and older

 1,185 1,464 1,872 1,927 2,769 279 408 842 23.5 27.9 43.7 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.6 2.5 3.7

65 to 74

 1,018 1,251 1,548 1,586 2,333 233 297 747 22.9 23.7 47.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.5 2.2 3.9

75 and older

 167 213 325 340 436 46 112 96 27.5 52.4 28.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.7 4.3 2.5

 

                                      

White, 16 years and older

 96,143 108,837 118,569 120,150 130,358 12,694 9,732 10,208 13.2 8.9 8.5 87.2 85.0 83.2 82.9 80.3 1.6 0.9 0.8

Men

 55,133 60,168 64,241 65,308 70,592 5,035 4,073 5,284 9.1 6.8 8.1 50.0 47.0 45.1 45.1 43.5 1.0 0.7 0.8

Women

 41,010 48,669 54,328 54,842 59,766 7,659 5,659 4,924 18.7 11.6 9.0 37.2 38.0 38.1 37.9 36.8 2.4 1.1 0.9

 

                                      

Black, 16 years and older

 11,331 14,162 16,834 16,564 19,765 2,831 2,672 3,201 25.0 18.9 19.3 10.3 11.1 11.8 11.4 12.2 2.4 1.7 1.8

Men

 5,804 6,997 7,745 7,793 9,318 1,193 748 1,525 20.6 10.7 19.6 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.7 2.0 1.0 1.8

Women

 5,527 7,166 8,862 8,771 10,447 1,639 1,696 1,676 29.7 23.7 19.1 5.0 5.6 6.2 6.1 6.4 2.8 2.1 1.8

 

                                      

Asian , 16 years and older1

 2,770 5,109 7,130 5,949 8,971 2,339 2,021 3,022 84.4 39.6 50.8 2.5 4.0 5.0 4.1 5.5 5.4 3.4 4.2

Men

 1,513 2,800 3,839 3,215 4,941 1,287 1,039 1,726 85.1 37.1 53.7 1.4 2.2 2.7 2.2 3.0 5.0 3.2 4.4

Women

 1,257 2,309 3,291 2,734 4,030 1,052 982 1,296 83.7 42.5 47.4 1.1 1.8 2.3 1.9 2.5 6.0 3.6 4.0

                                     

All other race groups1

 n/a n/a n/a 2,200 3,175 n/a n/a 975 n/a n/a 44.3 n/a n/a n/a 1.5 2.0 n/a n/a 3.7

Men

 n/a n/a n/a 1,189 1,732 n/a n/a 543 n/a n/a 45.7 n/a n/a n/a 0.8 1.1 n/a n/a 3.8

Women

 n/a n/a n/a 1,011 1,443 n/a n/a 432 n/a n/a 42.7 n/a n/a n/a 0.7 0.9 n/a n/a 3.6

 

                                      

Hispanic origin, 16 years and older

 6,734 11,338 16,200 17,942 23,785 4,604 4,862 5,843 68.4 42.9 32.6 6.1 8.9 11.4 12.4 14.7 5.3 3.6 2.9

Men

 4,148 6,900 9,273 10,609 13,674 2,752 2,373 3,065 66.3 34.4 28.9 3.8 5.4 6.5 7.3 8.4 5.2 3.0 2.6

Women

 2,586 4,439 6,927 7,332 10,111 1,853 2,488 2,779 71.7 56.0 37.9 2.3 3.5 4.9 5.1 6.2 5.6 4.5 3.3

 

                                      

Other than Hispanic origin, 16 years and older

 103,470 116,767 126,334 126,921 138,484 13,297 9,567 11,562 12.9 8.2 9.1 93.9 91.1 88.6 87.6 85.3 1.2 0.8 0.9

Men

 58,302 63,064 66,779 66,891 71,577 4,762 3,715 4,686 8.2 5.9 7.0 52.9 49.2 46.9 46.2 44.1 0.8 0.6 0.7

Women

 45,169 53,702 59,555 60,031 66,906 8,533 5,853 6,875 18.9 10.9 11.5 41.0 41.9 41.8 41.4 41.2 1.7 1.0 1.1

 

                                      

White non-Hispanic, 16 and older

 89,630 98,724 103,360 103,348 106,237 9,094 4,636 2,889 10.1 4.7 2.8 81.3 77.1 72.5 71.3 65.5 1.0 0.5 0.3

Men

 51,121 53,984 55,489 55,340 56,849 2,862 1,505 1,509 5.6 2.8 2.7 46.4 42.1 38.9 38.2 35.0 0.5 0.3 0.3

Women

 38,508 44,740 47,871 48,008 49,388 6,232 3,130 1,380 16.2 7.0 2.9 34.9 34.9 33.6 33.1 30.4 1.5 0.7 0.3

Age of baby-boomers

 18 to 36 28 to 46 38 to 56 38 to 56 48 to 66                            

Footnotes: (1) The "All other" group includes those reporting the race categories of (1a) American Indian and Alaska Native or (1b) Native Hawiian and Other Pacific Islanders, and (2) those reporting two or more races.

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Last Modified Date: February 11, 2004

 

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