Figure 2. Labor force participation rates for teens ages 16‒19, July 1948‒2016
| Year |
Percent |
|
1948
|
65.5 |
|
1949
|
63.5 |
|
1950
|
63.2 |
|
1951
|
65.2 |
|
1952
|
63.5 |
|
1953
|
61.5 |
|
1954
|
59.5 |
|
1955
|
61.0 |
|
1956
|
65.5 |
|
1957
|
64.2 |
|
1958
|
60.3 |
|
1959
|
59.8 |
|
1960
|
61.3 |
|
1961
|
61.2 |
|
1962
|
60.5 |
|
1963
|
58.8 |
|
1964
|
57.7 |
|
1965
|
60.9 |
|
1966
|
64.4 |
|
1967
|
64.9 |
|
1968
|
64.8 |
|
1969
|
65.5 |
|
1970
|
64.5 |
|
1971
|
65.1 |
|
1972
|
65.7 |
|
1973
|
67.3 |
|
1974
|
68.5 |
|
1975
|
67.9 |
|
1976
|
68.8 |
|
1977
|
69.5 |
|
1978
|
71.8 |
|
1979
|
70.9 |
|
1980
|
70.7 |
|
1981
|
67.9 |
|
1982
|
66.9 |
|
1983
|
67.8 |
|
1984
|
68.9 |
|
1985
|
69.6 |
|
1986
|
68.5 |
|
1987
|
67.6 |
|
1988
|
69.8 |
|
1989
|
69.6 |
|
1990
|
66.5 |
|
1991
|
64.4 |
|
1992
|
65.0 |
|
1993
|
65.1 |
|
1994
|
65.4 |
|
1995
|
66.6 |
|
1996
|
64.8 |
|
1997
|
63.6 |
|
1998
|
63.9 |
|
1999
|
62.9 |
|
2000
|
61.8 |
|
2001
|
60.3 |
|
2002
|
57.5 |
|
2003
|
53.7 |
|
2004
|
53.6 |
|
2005
|
53.0 |
|
2006
|
53.5 |
|
2007
|
50.0 |
|
2008
|
49.6 |
|
2009
|
46.5 |
|
2010
|
42.6 |
|
2011
|
41.6 |
|
2012
|
43.4 |
|
2013
|
43.3 |
|
2014
|
42.3 |
|
2015
|
41.3 |
|
2016
|
43.2 |