The .gov means it's official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information,
make sure you're on a federal government site.
The site is secure. The
https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any
information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.
55.3 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds employed in July 2022, up from 54.4 percent in July 2021
August 24, 2022
Youth employment grows sharply between April and July each year. During these months, many high school and college students take summer jobs, and graduates enter the labor market for permanent employment.
In July 2022, there were 21.0 million employed 16- to 24-year-olds. Between April and July, the number of employed youths rose by 2.1 million, or 11.4 percent. The employment–population ratio for youth—the proportion of the 16- to 24-year-old population with a job—was 55.3 percent in July 2022, an increase of 0.9 percentage point from the prior year. However, the July 2022 ratio was lower than the July 2019 ratio of 56.2 percent.
Employment–population ratios of 16- to 24-year-olds in July, 2003–22, not seasonally adjusted
Year
Total
Men
Women
White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino
2003
58.3%
60.1%
56.6%
62.6%
41.7%
43.8%
53.4%
2004
58.9
62.0
55.8
62.8
42.4
47.8
54.6
2005
59.3
61.6
57.0
62.8
44.7
46.7
54.1
2006
59.2
61.9
56.5
63.3
43.5
42.8
55.2
2007
58.0
60.3
55.6
61.7
43.0
45.6
52.5
2008
56.0
57.9
54.2
59.7
41.2
46.4
50.5
2009
51.4
52.2
50.5
55.2
36.4
41.3
46.5
2010
48.9
49.9
48.0
53.0
34.4
37.9
43.6
2011
48.8
50.2
47.3
52.3
34.6
40.5
42.9
2012
50.2
51.9
48.4
53.5
38.9
37.4
46.5
2013
50.7
51.7
49.6
54.3
38.6
39.2
47.4
2014
51.9
53.6
50.1
55.4
39.8
40.8
47.0
2015
52.7
53.9
51.4
55.8
44.7
39.8
49.1
2016
53.2
54.9
51.5
56.5
42.7
38.8
49.8
2017
54.8
56.1
53.4
57.2
46.9
42.7
50.9
2018
55.0
55.2
54.8
58.0
47.2
39.7
51.7
2019
56.2
57.3
55.1
58.9
49.8
41.0
51.3
2020
46.7
47.7
45.8
49.5
39.2
32.0
42.6
2021
54.4
55.1
53.7
57.2
47.6
39.1
50.2
2022
55.3
56.3
54.3
58.3
46.4
44.1
50.1
Employment–population ratios were higher in July 2022 than they were a year earlier for young men (56.3 percent), Whites (58.3 percent), and Asians (44.1 percent). The ratios for young women (54.3 percent), Blacks (46.4 percent), and Hispanics (50.1 percent) were little changed. The employment–population ratios in July 2022 for men, women, Whites, Asians, and Hispanics were little different than in July 2019, while the ratio for Blacks was 3.4 percentage points lower than in July 2019.
United States Department of Labor
