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54.4 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds employed in July 2021, up from 46.7 percent in July 2020
August 23, 2021
In July 2021, 54.4 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds had a job. This was up from 46.7 percent in July 2020, when youth employment was unusually low due to the COVID–19 pandemic, but down from 56.2 percent in July 2019.
Employment–population ratios of 16- to 24-year-olds by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity in July, not seasonally adjusted, 2019 to 2021
Sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
July 2021
July 2020
July 2019
Total
60.5%
57.3%
61.8%
Sex
Men
61.8
58.4
63.2
Women
59.1
56.2
60.4
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White
62.8
59.4
64.1
Black or African American
55.1
52.5
58.3
Asian
44.6
42.9
44.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
56.8
54.4
57.8
Employment–population ratios were higher in July 2021 than they were a year earlier for young men (55.1 percent), women (53.7 percent), Whites (57.2 percent), Blacks (47.6 percent), Asians (39.1 percent), and Hispanics (50.2 percent). However, for each of these groups the ratios in July 2021 were lower than July 2019.
United States Department of Labor
