Year | Labor force participation rate, 16–24 | Labor force participation rate, 25–54 | Labor force participation rate, 55–64 | Labor force participation rate, 65 and older | Labor force participation rate, all |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 |
66.0 | 83.4 | 55.5 | 11.5 | 66.2 |
1992 |
66.1 | 83.6 | 56.2 | 11.5 | 66.4 |
1993 |
66.1 | 83.4 | 56.4 | 11.2 | 66.3 |
1994 |
66.4 | 83.4 | 56.8 | 12.4 | 66.6 |
1995 |
66.3 | 83.5 | 57.2 | 12.1 | 66.6 |
1996 |
65.5 | 83.8 | 57.9 | 12.1 | 66.8 |
1997 |
65.4 | 84.1 | 58.9 | 12.2 | 67.1 |
1998 |
65.9 | 84.1 | 59.3 | 11.9 | 67.1 |
1999 |
65.5 | 84.1 | 59.3 | 12.3 | 67.1 |
2000 |
65.8 | 84.0 | 59.2 | 12.9 | 67.1 |
2001 |
64.5 | 83.7 | 60.4 | 13.0 | 66.8 |
2002 |
63.3 | 83.3 | 61.9 | 13.2 | 66.6 |
2003 |
61.6 | 83.0 | 62.4 | 14.0 | 66.2 |
2004 |
61.1 | 82.8 | 62.3 | 14.4 | 66 |
2005 |
60.8 | 82.8 | 62.9 | 15.1 | 66 |
2006 |
60.6 | 82.9 | 63.7 | 15.4 | 66.2 |
2007 |
59.4 | 83.0 | 63.8 | 16.0 | 66 |
2008 |
58.8 | 83.1 | 64.5 | 16.8 | 66 |
2009 |
56.9 | 82.6 | 64.9 | 17.2 | 65.4 |
2010 |
55.2 | 82.2 | 64.9 | 17.4 | 64.7 |
2011 |
55.0 | 81.6 | 64.2 | 17.9 | 64.1 |
2012 |
54.9 | 81.4 | 64.5 | 18.5 | 63.7 |
2013 |
55.1 | 81.0 | 64.4 | 18.7 | 63.2 |
2014 |
55.0 | 80.9 | 64.1 | 18.6 | 62.9 |
2015 |
55.0 | 80.9 | 63.9 | 18.9 | 62.7 |
2016 |
55.2 | 81.3 | 64.1 | 19.3 | 62.8 |
2017 |
55.5 | 81.7 | 64.5 | 19.3 | 62.9 |
2018 |
55.2 | 82.1 | 65.0 | 19.6 | 62.9 |
2019 |
55.9 | 82.5 | 65.3 | 20.2 | 63.1 |
2020 |
53.9 | 81.4 | 64.7 | 19.4 | 61.7 |
2021 |
55.5 | 81.6 | 64.6 | 18.9 | 61.7 |
2022 projected |
55.3 | 81.9 | 65.2 | 19.2 | 61.7 |
2023 projected |
54.7 | 81.8 | 65.4 | 19.5 | 61.5 |
2024 projected |
54.2 | 81.8 | 65.7 | 19.8 | 61.2 |
2025 projected |
53.8 | 81.7 | 66.1 | 20.1 | 61.0 |
2026 projected |
53.4 | 81.6 | 66.5 | 20.4 | 60.8 |
2027 projected |
53.0 | 81.5 | 66.9 | 20.6 | 60.7 |
2028 projected |
52.6 | 81.4 | 67.3 | 20.9 | 60.5 |
2029 projected |
52.1 | 81.3 | 67.7 | 21.1 | 60.4 |
2030 projected |
51.6 | 81.2 | 68.0 | 21.3 | 60.2 |
2031 projected |
51.1 | 81.1 | 68.2 | 21.5 | 60.1 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |