Change in labor force participation rate during recent 
economic downturns, by age and sex


			
					 Percentage points
	
			QIII: 1990 to QIII: 1992	QI: 2001 to QII: 2003

Both sexes, 16-24		-0.6				-3.6
Men, 25-54			-0.1				-0.9
Women, 25-54			 0.7				-0.9
Both sexes, 55 and older	-0.4				 2.8