Chart 3. The title is New England Expected to See Sluggish Growth of Working-Age Population.

A bar chart showing the projected percent change in New England states from 2005 to 2015. The U.S. average is about 8.5%. The change is about 11%in New Hampshire; 7% in Vermont, 6% in Maine, 6% in Rhode Island, 4% in Connecticut, and 4% Massachusetts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.