Hi jr1!
Much of the answer to your question depends on how you define
"domestic workforce". I was able to find some interesting statistics
at the U.S. Department of Labor. They have a table there:
Civilian labor force for selected demographic groups, annual averages,
1948-2000
URL: http://www.bls.gov/opub/rtaw/pdf/table04.pdf
that gives the following figures for the *civilian* workforce (i.e.,
non-military). I was able to thereby calculate the year-by-year growth
figures in the rightmost column below.
Year workers (in thousands) % change
1980 106,940
1981 108,670 + 1.6%
1982 110,204 + 1.4%
1983 111,550 + 1.2%
1984 113,544 + 1.8%
1985 115,461 + 1.7%
1986 117,834 + 2.1%
1987 119,865 + 1.7%
1988 121,669 + 1.5%
1989 123,869 + 1.8%
1990 125,840 + 1.6%
1991 126,346 + 0.4%
1992 128,105 + 1.4%
1993 129,200 + 0.9%
1994 131,056 + 1.4%
1995 132,304 + 1.0%
1996 133,943 + 1.2%
1997 136,297 + 1.8%
1998 137,673 + 1.0%
1999 139,368 + 1.2%
2000 140,863 + 1.1%
Unfortunately, they do not yet have data for 2001.
For other measures of the U.S. workforce, see:
Statistical tables: Employment and the labor force
URL: http://www.bls.gov/opub/rtaw/stattab2.htm
I hope that this information has been of help to you.
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