Figure 4. Labor force participation rates, historic and projected, by gender and age, 1990 to projected 2028

Year

Men 16 to 19

Men 20 to 24

Women 16 to 19

Women 20 to 24

1990

55.7 84.4 51.6 71.3

1991

53.2 83.5 50.0 70.1

1992

53.4 83.3 49.1 70.9

1993

53.2 83.2 49.7 70.9

1994

54.1 83.1 51.3 71.0

1995

54.8 83.1 52.2 70.3

1996

53.2 82.5 51.3 71.3

1997

52.3 82.5 51.0 72.7

1998

53.3 82.0 52.3 73.0

1999

52.9 81.9 51.0 73.2

2000

52.8 82.6 51.2 73.1

2001

50.2 81.6 49.0 72.7

2002

47.5 80.7 47.3 72.1

2003

44.3 80.0 44.8 70.8

2004

43.9 79.6 43.8 70.5

2005

43.2 79.1 44.2 70.1

2006

43.7 79.6 43.7 69.5

2007

41.1 78.7 41.5 70.1

2008

40.1 78.7 40.2 70.0

2009

37.3 76.2 37.7 69.6

2010

34.9 74.5 35.0 68.3

2011

33.7 74.7 34.6 67.8

2012

34.0 74.5 34.6 67.4

2013

34.2 73.9 34.7 67.5

2014

33.5 73.9 34.5 67.7

2015

34.2 73.0 34.4 68.3

2016

35.3 73.0 35.1 68.0

2017

34.6 74.1 35.9 68.5

2018

34.2 73.2 36.0 69.0

2028 projected

29.0 67.8 32.9 67.7

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.