On Aug 18, 2007, at 10:02 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> Check out NYC's age structure.
>
> <http://osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/apr03/nyceconrep2-03.pdf>
> Recent Trends in the New York City Economy
> April 2003
>
> Alan G. Hevesi
> State Comptroller
> Office of the State Deputy Comptroller for the City of New York
> Report 1-2004
>
> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>
> Demographic data provided from the supplementary survey show the
> City's population increased 0.1 percent in 2001. Over the year, the
> proportion of the City's population between the ages of 25 and 64—the
> years of labor force participation—increased by 1.6 percent, but the
> population aged from 0 to 24 and 65 and over decreased by 1.9 percent
> and 0.7 percent, respectively. The share of the working age group was
> 55.1 percent in 2001, about 3 percent higher than the national
> average. In addition, the median age in the City was 34.6 years old,
> 1.1 years younger than the national median.
Four years later, the 2005 ACS reports little difference. Maybe the dot.com bust drove all the Silicon Alley kids out of town.
Doug