Figure 2. Percent of weeks employed from age 18 to 48, by age and gender
Age	Men	Women
18 to 24	72.8	63.2
25 to 29	87.0	69.8
30 to 34	88.4	71.8
35 to 39	89.2	75.7
40 to 48	85.8	75.7
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.