Figure 5. School enrollment rate and labor force participation rates by school enrollment status of people 20 to 24 years of age, 1985‒2015
Year 20–24 years 20–24 years enrolled 20–24 years not enrolled

1985

24.1 59.6 84.7

1986

23.9 59.1 84.8

1987

25.5 60.5 84.2

1988

26.2 62.6 84.0

1989

27.0 61.4 83.6

1990

28.2 59.9 84.1

1991

29.7 61.6 82.3

1992

31.4 60.5 82.8

1993

30.6 61.4 82.7

1994

31.7 62.9 83.2

1995

31.7 60.7 82.5

1996

32.7 62.0 84.0

1997

34.2 61.9 84.4

1998

33.1 62.8 84.0

1999

32.7 62.5 84.2

2000

32.2 64.2 84.3

2001

33.5 60.9 84.1

2002

34.4 60.1 83.5

2003

35.8 59.8 83.1

2004

35.3 62.5 82.5

2005

36.2 61.0 83.0

2006

35.1 57.9 83.6

2007

35.9 58.0 82.6

2008

36.8 58.4 82.8

2009

38.7 54.8 81.2

2010

38.8 53.9 81.3

2011

39.4 55.7 81.8

2012

40.1 54.4 81.8

2013

38.5 53.5 80.8

2014

37.5 53.6 82.0

2015

38.5 51.0 83.0

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

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