U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment Projections

Labor supply and factors affecting productivity

This table also can be found in the article, "The U.S. economy to 2020: recovery in uncertain times," published in the January 2012 Monthly Labor Review.

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**Table 4.11 Labor supply and factors affecting productivity, 1990, 2000, 2010, and projected 2020**
Category	Levels				Annual rate of change
Category	1990	2000	2010	2020	1990-2000	2000-10	2010-20
Labor supply (in millions, unless noted):
Total population	250.1	282.5	310.4	341.8	1.2	0.9	1.0
Population aged 16 and older	189.2	212.6	237.8	263.0	1.2	1.1	1.0
Civilian labor force	125.8	142.6	153.9	164.4	1.3	0.8	0.7
Civilian household employment	118.8	136.9	139.1	155.9	1.4	0.2	1.1
Nonfarm payroll employment	109.5	131.8	129.8	149.5	1.9	-0.2	1.4

Unemployment rate (percent)	5.6	4.0	9.6	5.2	-3.4	9.2	-6.0
Productivity:
Private nonfarm business output per hour (billions of chained 2005 dollars)	35.0	43.1	55.1	67.4	2.1	2.5	2.0
Source: Historical data: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Projected data: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: February 01, 2012