161.2 million 1
20.7 million
71 million Employees ages 25 to 44
58.9 million
10.6 million
by the numbers
The state of
U . S . WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
161.2 million 1
Total civilian labor force 2021
20.7 million
Employees ages 16-24
71 million Employees ages 25 to 44
58.9 million
Gen Z 9-24 years old 2
Millennials 25-40 years old 2
Employees ages 45-64
Gen X 41-56 years old 2
10.6 million
Employees ages
65 and older
Baby boomers 57-75 years old 2
06
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U . S . Bureau of Labor Statistics , “ Civilian labor force by age , sex , race and ethnicity ,” 2021 . 2 Beresford Research , “ Age range by generation ,” 2021 . 3 Gallup , “ The future of hybrid work : 5 key questions answered with data ,” 2022 . 4 United States Census Bureau , “ Measuring the economy : employment snapshots ,” 2022 . 5 Workplace Intelligence , “ Upskilling study ,” 2022 . 6 Monster Worldwide , “ Pay transparency poll ,” 2022 . 7 CompTIA , “ State of the tech workforce ,” 2022 . 8 Pew Research Center , “ Early benchmarks show ‘ post-millennials ’ on track to be most diverse , best-educated generation yet ,” 2018 . 9 WorldatWork . org , “ Trends in DEI practices and policies ,” 2021 . 10 Monster Worldwide , “ What workforce diversity means for Gen Z ,” 2020 .