Unemployment rates by age, September 2007 - January 2008


	  	                              Percent	
		
				2007				2008

				Sep	Oct	Nov	 Dec 	Jan

Total, 16 years and over	4.7	4.8	4.7	5.0	4.9
					
16 to 19 years		       16.0    15.7    16.4    17.1    18.0
20 to 24 years			8.8	8.6	8.0	9.4	8.7
25 to 54 years			3.8	3.8	3.8	4.1	3.9
55 years and over		3.1	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.2