Chart 4. Labor force participation rate, by age group, historic and projected
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.