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Aging into the 21st Century
Table 13 - Civilian Labor Force Participation Ratios, by Age,
Sex, and Race: 1994, 2000, and 2005 (Labor force participation
in percent. Projections based on sample data for past years.)
| |
MALE |
FEMALE |
| |
1994 |
2000 |
2005 |
1994 |
2000 |
2005 |
| ALL RACES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
55-64
|
65.5 |
66.0 |
65.6 |
48.9 |
53.4 |
56.6 |
65-74
|
21.7 |
22.3 |
22.8 |
13.6 |
14.7 |
16.0 |
75+
|
8.6 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
| WHITE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
55-64
|
66.4 |
67.1 |
66.7 |
49.4 |
54.5 |
58.0 |
65-74
|
22.4 |
23.0 |
23.7 |
13.8 |
15.2 |
16.8 |
75+
|
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
| BLACK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
55-64
|
54.6 |
53.8 |
53.1 |
45.3 |
46.9 |
48.4 |
65-74
|
15.6 |
14.7 |
14.3 |
12.7 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
75+
|
6.9 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
| HISPANIC ORIGIN1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55-64
|
63.7 |
62.1 |
61.4 |
38.0 |
38.0 |
38.1 |
65-74
|
17.6 |
17.5 |
17.3 |
10.1 |
11.7 |
12.6 |
75+
|
8.0 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
SOURCE: Unpublished data provided by H. N. Fullerton, Jr., U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment
Projections. See also: Fullerton, H. N. Jr. (1995). The 2005 labor force:
Growing, but slowly. Monthly Labor Review, 118
(11), 29-44.
1Hispanics may be of any race.
Table compiled by the National Aging Information Center
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