U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment Projections

Economic dependency ratio

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 Labor Review.

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Table 3.7 Economic dependency ratio, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, and projected 2020
[Numbers in thousands]
Group	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020
Total population	108.9	98.3	93.9	100.6	107.0
Under 16	50.7	45.8	44.1	43.3	44.0
16 to 64	37.4	30.5	28.3	36.5	38.0
65 and older	20.8	22.1	21.6	21.8	26.0
Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: February 01, 2012