Older millennial working class becomes majority-minority in 2021: Projected racial/ethnic composition of 25- to 34-year-olds in the labor force with less than a bachelor's degree, 2013–2032
White, non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Black | Asian | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 56.1% | 24.5% | 16.5% | 2.9% |
2014 | 55.7% | 24.9% | 16.6% | 2.8% |
2015 | 55.1% | 25.3% | 16.8% | 2.8% |
2016 | 54.4% | 25.8% | 17.0% | 2.7% |
2017 | 53.7% | 26.5% | 17.1% | 2.7% |
2018 | 52.8% | 27.3% | 17.3% | 2.7% |
2019 | 51.8% | 28.2% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2020 | 50.8% | 29.2% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2021 | 49.9% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2022 | 49.0% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2023 | 48.1% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2024 | 47.2% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2025 | 46.3% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2026 | 45.4% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2027 | 44.5% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2028 | 43.7% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2029 | 43.0% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2030 | 42.3% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2031 | 41.5% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
2032 | 40.8% | 30.1% | 17.4% | 2.6% |
Note: Line represents demographic transition from the majority (50 percent or more), for white, non-Hispanic, working class.
Source: EPI analysis of educational attainment trends from 1993-2013 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement and Bureau of Labor Statistics' long-term labor force projections for 2005–2050