Figure 11. Labor force participation rates of selected age and gender groups, annual averages, 1985‒2015
| Year |
Men, 55‒64 |
Men, 65+ |
Women, 55‒64 |
Women, 65+ |
|
1985
|
67.9 |
15.8 |
42.0 |
7.3 |
|
1986
|
67.3 |
16.0 |
42.3 |
7.4 |
|
1987
|
67.6 |
16.3 |
42.7 |
7.4 |
|
1988
|
67.0 |
16.5 |
43.5 |
7.9 |
|
1989
|
67.2 |
16.6 |
45.0 |
8.4 |
|
1990
|
67.8 |
16.3 |
45.2 |
8.6 |
|
1991
|
67.0 |
15.7 |
45.2 |
8.5 |
|
1992
|
67.0 |
16.1 |
46.5 |
8.3 |
|
1993
|
66.5 |
15.6 |
47.2 |
8.1 |
|
1994
|
65.5 |
16.8 |
48.9 |
9.2 |
|
1995
|
66.0 |
16.8 |
49.2 |
8.8 |
|
1996
|
67.0 |
16.9 |
49.6 |
8.6 |
|
1997
|
67.6 |
17.1 |
50.9 |
8.6 |
|
1998
|
68.1 |
16.5 |
51.2 |
8.6 |
|
1999
|
67.9 |
16.9 |
51.5 |
8.9 |
|
2000
|
67.3 |
17.7 |
51.9 |
9.4 |
|
2001
|
68.3 |
17.7 |
53.2 |
9.6 |
|
2002
|
69.2 |
17.9 |
55.2 |
9.8 |
|
2003
|
68.7 |
18.6 |
56.6 |
10.6 |
|
2004
|
68.7 |
19.0 |
56.3 |
11.1 |
|
2005
|
69.3 |
19.8 |
57.0 |
11.5 |
|
2006
|
69.6 |
20.3 |
58.2 |
11.7 |
|
2007
|
69.6 |
20.5 |
58.3 |
12.6 |
|
2008
|
70.4 |
21.5 |
59.1 |
13.3 |
|
2009
|
70.2 |
21.9 |
60.0 |
13.6 |
|
2010
|
70.0 |
22.1 |
60.2 |
13.8 |
|
2011
|
69.3 |
22.8 |
59.5 |
14.0 |
|
2012
|
69.9 |
23.6 |
59.4 |
14.4 |
|
2013
|
70.0 |
23.5 |
59.2 |
14.9 |
|
2014
|
69.9 |
23.0 |
58.8 |
15.1 |
|
2015
|
69.8 |
23.4 |
58.5 |
15.3 |