Figure 4. School enrollment rate and labor force participation rates by school enrollment status of people 16 to 19 years of age, 1985‒2015
Year 16–19 years 16–19 years enrolled 16–19 years not enrolled

1985

72.2 42 77.5

1986

74.2 43.9 76.4

1987

74.1 44.5 75.5

1988

73.4 44.3 75.5

1989

73.6 45.6 77.0

1990

73.8 41.3 76.0

1991

75.8 42.2 71.5

1992

77.7 41.4 71.9

1993

77.8 41.7 74.3

1994

77.9 44.6 70.8

1995

76.9 43.8 72.8

1996

77.7 44.1 71.9

1997

78.1 42.0 72.4

1998

78.2 44.4 72.6

1999

77.4 43.1 73.6

2000

77.2 41.8 75.7

2001

77.5 39.7 75.0

2002

79.1 38.3 73.4

2003

81.0 35.2 72.0

2004

80.6 35.6 71.2

2005

82.7 35.4 71.0

2006

81.9 34.8 72.3

2007

82.0 32.7 70.7

2008

82.0 31.6 66.9

2009

82.5 27.8 64.9

2010

84.1 27.3 67.4

2011

84.1 27.0 66.0

2012

82.8 26.6 65.9

2013

81.2 25.5 64.1

2014

81.7 27.4 64.6

2015

82.3 25.5 65.3

Note: Data for each year are from the October monthly Current Population Survey.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.