Characteristics of the Civilian Labor Force, 2004 and 2014

	Civilian population (thousands)		Civilian labor force (thousands)		Participation rate (percent)
	2004	2014¹	2004	2014¹	2004	2014¹	% change
Total	233,357	247,239	147,056	162,100	66.0%	65.6%	10.0
Male	107,710	120,007	78,980	86,194	73.3	71.8	–1.5
Female	115,547	127,232	68,421	75,906	59.2	59.7	.5
White³	182,643	197,212	121,086	129,936	66.3	65.9	7.3
Male	89,044	96,770	65,994	70,335	74.1	72.7	6.6
Female	93,599	100,442	55,092	59,601	58.9	59.3	8.2
Black²	26,065	30,655	16,638	19,434	63.8	63.4	16.8
Male	11,656	14,023	7,773	9,075	66.7	64.7	16.8
Female	14,409	16,632	8,865	10,359	61.5	62.3	16.9
Asian²	9,520	12,635	6,271	8,304	65.9	65.7	32.4
Male	4,530	5,931	3,396	4,411	75.0	74.4	29.9
Female	4,990	6,704	2,876	3,893	57.6	58.1	35.4
All others³	5,129	6,737	3,406	4,427	67.0	65.7	–1.3
Male	2,481	3,283	1,817	2,373	74.0	72.3	–1.7
Female	2,646	3,454	1,589	2,054	60.3	59.5	–.8
Hispanic or Latino⁴	28,109	37,246	19,272	25,760	68.6	69.2	33.7
Male	14,417	18,972	11,587	14,921	80.4	78.6	28.8
Female	13,692	18,274	7,685	10,839	56.1	59.3	41.0
Male
16 to 19 years	8,234	8,018	3,616	3,057	43.9	38.1	–15.5
20 to 24 years	10,125	10,823	8,057	8,332	79.6	77.0	3.4
25 to 34 years	19,358	21,584	17,798	20,565	91.9	95.3	15.5
35 to 44 years	21,255	19,919	19,539	18,086	91.9	90.7	–7.5
45 to 54 years	20,160	21,201	17,635	18,355	87.5	86.6	4.1
55 to 64 years	13,894	18,956	9,547	13,022	68.7	68.7	36.4
65 years and over	14,684	19,506	2,787	4,795	19.0	24.6	72.0
Female
16 to 19 years	7,989	7,885	3,498	3,186	43.8	40.4	–8.9
20 to 24 years	10,072	10,744	7,097	7,583	70.5	70.6	6.8
25 to 34 years	19,581	21,479	14,409	16,190	73.6	75.4	12.4
35 to 44 years	21,970	20,252	16,619	15,277	75.6	75.4	–8.1
45 to 54 years	21,085	21,988	16,123	17,172	76.5	78.1	6.5
55 to 64 years	19,925	24,503	8,466	12,606	56.3	61.9	48.9
65 years and over	9,887	24,503	2,211	3,892	11.1	15.9	76.0