Civilian labor force participation rates by age, sex, race, and ethnicity
This table also can be found in the article, "Labor force projections to 2020: a more slowly growing workforce," published in the January 2012 Monthly
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Table 3.3 Civilian labor force participation rates by age, sex, race, and ethnicity, 1990, 2000, 2010, and projected 2020
[In percent]
Group |
Participation rate |
Percentage-point change |
Annual rate of change |
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
1990-2000 |
2000-10 |
2010-20 |
1990-2000 |
2000-10 |
2010-20 |
Total, 16 years and older |
66.5 |
67.1 |
64.7 |
62.5 |
0.6 |
-2.4 |
-2.2 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
16 to 24 |
67.3 |
65.4 |
55.2 |
48.2 |
-1.9 |
-10.2 |
-7.0 |
-0.3 |
-1.7 |
-1.3 |
16 to 19 |
53.7 |
52.0 |
34.9 |
26.5 |
-1.7 |
-17.1 |
-8.4 |
-0.3 |
-3.9 |
-2.7 |
20 to 24 |
77.8 |
77.8 |
71.4 |
65.9 |
0.0 |
-6.4 |
-5.5 |
0.0 |
-0.9 |
-0.8 |
25 to 54 |
83.5 |
84.0 |
82.2 |
81.3 |
0.5 |
-1.8 |
-0.9 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
25 to 34 |
83.6 |
84.6 |
82.2 |
80.6 |
1.0 |
-2.4 |
-1.6 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
35 to 44 |
85.2 |
84.8 |
83.2 |
82.6 |
-0.4 |
-1.6 |
-0.6 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
45 to 54 |
80.7 |
82.5 |
81.2 |
80.8 |
1.8 |
-1.3 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
55 and older |
30.1 |
32.4 |
40.2 |
43.0 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
55 to 64 |
55.9 |
59.3 |
64.9 |
68.8 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
55 to 59 |
67.0 |
68.9 |
73.3 |
76.3 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
60 to 64 |
44.8 |
47.2 |
55.2 |
60.9 |
2.4 |
8.0 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
60 to 61 |
55.1 |
57.1 |
62.5 |
64.2 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
62 to 64 |
38.0 |
40.2 |
49.8 |
58.5 |
2.2 |
9.6 |
8.7 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
65 and older |
11.8 |
12.9 |
17.4 |
22.6 |
1.1 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
65 to 74 |
16.7 |
19.2 |
25.7 |
31.0 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
5.3 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
65 to 69 |
21.0 |
24.5 |
31.5 |
37.8 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
70 to 74 |
11.3 |
13.5 |
18.0 |
22.8 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
75 and older |
4.3 |
5.3 |
7.4 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
75 to 79 |
6.1 |
7.5 |
10.9 |
15.2 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
| |
Men, 16 years and older |
76.4 |
74.8 |
71.2 |
68.2 |
-1.6 |
-3.6 |
-3.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
16 to 24 |
71.8 |
68.6 |
56.8 |
50.6 |
-3.2 |
-11.8 |
-6.2 |
-0.5 |
-1.9 |
-1.1 |
16 to 19 |
55.7 |
52.8 |
34.9 |
27.9 |
-2.9 |
-17.9 |
-7.0 |
-0.5 |
-4.1 |
-2.2 |
20 to 24 |
84.4 |
82.6 |
74.5 |
69.4 |
-1.8 |
-8.1 |
-5.1 |
-0.2 |
-1.0 |
-0.7 |
25 to 54 |
93.4 |
91.6 |
89.3 |
88.1 |
-1.8 |
-1.9 |
-1.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
25 to 34 |
94.1 |
93.4 |
90.3 |
86.9 |
-0.7 |
-3.1 |
-3.4 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
35 to 44 |
94.3 |
92.7 |
91.5 |
91.3 |
-1.6 |
-1.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
45 to 54 |
90.7 |
88.6 |
86.8 |
86.0 |
-2.1 |
-1.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
55 and older |
39.4 |
40.1 |
46.4 |
47.3 |
0.7 |
6.3 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
55 to 64 |
67.8 |
67.3 |
70.0 |
71.1 |
-0.5 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
-0.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
55 to 59 |
79.9 |
77.1 |
78.5 |
78.6 |
-2.8 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
60 to 64 |
55.5 |
55.0 |
60.0 |
63.2 |
-0.5 |
5.0 |
3.2 |
-0.1 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
60 to 61 |
68.8 |
66.0 |
67.4 |
62.9 |
-2.8 |
1.4 |
-4.5 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
-0.7 |
62 to 64 |
46.5 |
47.0 |
54.6 |
63.4 |
0.5 |
7.6 |
8.8 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
65 and older |
16.3 |
17.7 |
22.1 |
26.7 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
65 to 74 |
21.4 |
24.6 |
30.4 |
35.1 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
65 to 69 |
26.0 |
30.3 |
36.5 |
41.4 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
70 to 74 |
15.4 |
18.0 |
22.0 |
27.0 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
75 and older |
7.1 |
8.1 |
10.4 |
12.8 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
75 to 79 |
9.5 |
10.7 |
14.5 |
18.2 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
| |
Women, 16 years and older |
57.5 |
59.9 |
58.6 |
57.1 |
2.4 |
-1.3 |
-1.5 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
16 to 24 |
62.9 |
63.0 |
53.6 |
45.7 |
0.1 |
-9.4 |
-7.9 |
0.0 |
-1.6 |
-1.6 |
16 to 19 |
51.6 |
51.2 |
35.0 |
25.2 |
-0.4 |
-16.2 |
-9.8 |
-0.1 |
-3.7 |
-3.2 |
20 to 24 |
71.3 |
73.1 |
68.3 |
62.3 |
1.8 |
-4.8 |
-6.0 |
0.2 |
-0.7 |
-0.9 |
25 to 54 |
74.0 |
76.7 |
75.2 |
74.6 |
2.7 |
-1.5 |
-0.6 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
25 to 34 |
73.5 |
76.1 |
74.7 |
74.2 |
2.6 |
-1.4 |
-0.5 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
35 to 44 |
76.4 |
77.2 |
75.2 |
74.0 |
0.8 |
-2.0 |
-1.2 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
45 to 54 |
71.2 |
76.8 |
75.7 |
75.7 |
5.6 |
-1.1 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
55 and older |
22.9 |
26.1 |
35.1 |
39.3 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
55 to 64 |
45.2 |
51.9 |
60.2 |
66.6 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
6.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
55 to 59 |
55.3 |
61.4 |
68.4 |
74.1 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
60 to 64 |
35.5 |
40.2 |
50.7 |
58.8 |
4.7 |
10.5 |
8.1 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
60 to 61 |
42.9 |
49.0 |
58.0 |
65.4 |
6.1 |
9.0 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
62 to 64 |
30.7 |
34.1 |
45.3 |
54.1 |
3.4 |
11.2 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
65 and older |
8.6 |
9.4 |
13.8 |
19.2 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
65 to 74 |
13.0 |
14.9 |
21.6 |
27.5 |
1.9 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
65 to 69 |
17.0 |
19.5 |
27.0 |
34.5 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
70 to 74 |
8.2 |
10.0 |
14.7 |
19.2 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
75 and older |
2.7 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
8.0 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
75 to 79 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
8.2 |
13.0 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
| |
Race: |
White |
66.9 |
67.3 |
65.1 |
62.8 |
0.4 |
-2.2 |
-2.3 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
Men |
77.1 |
75.5 |
72.0 |
69.0 |
-1.6 |
-3.5 |
-3.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
Women |
57.4 |
59.5 |
58.5 |
56.9 |
2.1 |
-1.0 |
-1.6 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
| |
Black |
64.0 |
65.8 |
62.2 |
60.3 |
1.8 |
-3.6 |
-1.9 |
0.3 |
-0.6 |
-0.3 |
Men |
71.1 |
69.2 |
65.0 |
63.1 |
-1.9 |
-4.2 |
-1.9 |
-0.3 |
-0.6 |
-0.3 |
Women |
58.3 |
63.1 |
59.9 |
57.9 |
4.8 |
-3.2 |
-2.0 |
0.8 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
| |
Asian |
65.4 |
67.2 |
64.7 |
63.1 |
1.8 |
-2.5 |
-1.6 |
0.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
Men |
75.0 |
76.1 |
73.2 |
71.0 |
1.1 |
-2.9 |
-2.2 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
Women |
57.4 |
59.2 |
57.0 |
56.1 |
1.8 |
-2.2 |
-0.9 |
0.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
| |
All other race groups |
- |
- |
63.2 |
61.4 |
- |
- |
-1.8 |
- |
- |
-0.3 |
Men |
- |
- |
68.7 |
63.4 |
- |
- |
-5.3 |
- |
- |
-0.8 |
Women |
- |
- |
58.0 |
59.5 |
- |
- |
1.5 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
| |
Ethnicity: |
Hispanic origin |
67.4 |
69.7 |
67.5 |
66.2 |
2.3 |
-2.2 |
-1.3 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
Men |
81.4 |
81.5 |
77.8 |
75.9 |
0.1 |
-3.7 |
-1.9 |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
Women |
53.1 |
57.5 |
56.5 |
56.1 |
4.4 |
-1.0 |
-0.4 |
0.8 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
| |
Other than Hispanic origin |
66.4 |
66.7 |
64.2 |
61.7 |
0.3 |
-2.5 |
-2.5 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
Men |
75.9 |
73.9 |
70.0 |
66.5 |
-2.0 |
-3.9 |
-3.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
Women |
57.9 |
60.2 |
59.0 |
57.3 |
2.3 |
-1.2 |
-1.7 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
| |
White non-Hispanic |
66.8 |
66.9 |
64.6 |
62.0 |
0.1 |
-2.3 |
-2.6 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
Men |
76.5 |
74.6 |
70.7 |
67.2 |
-1.9 |
-3.9 |
-3.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
Women |
57.8 |
59.8 |
58.9 |
57.2 |
2.0 |
-0.9 |
-1.7 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
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