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Figure Work Force 4. Total Work Force Increase, 2010–
2015.

The vast majority (70%) of the increase in the work
force in 2010–2015 was due to Latinos joining. Non-
Latinos made up 30% of the increase.

Latinos are the future of the U.S. work force.

Figure Work Force 5. Growth in the Mature (25–64)
Civilian Work Force.

In 2010–2015, the non-Latino work force shrank by
4,036. If Latino workers were not counted, the U.S.
work force would be in a gradual decline.

Thanks to 2.48 million Latinos joining the work force,
however, the total work force actually grew in that
period, by 2.47 million. In essence, Latinos supplied
nearly all the growth in the mature work force segment,
ages 25–64.

Figure Work Force 6. Latino Growth in Defending
America.

The ripple effect of the young Latino population entering
adult-age activities also appears in the military. Young
Latinos, ages 18–24, are more highly represented than
older Latinos in all branches of the U.S. military, except
the Military Reserve National Guard. In the Marine
Corps and the Army, young Latinos make up nearly one
fourth of the men and women in uniform.

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