Figure 2. Labor force participation rates of 16-to-24-year-olds, 1994–2014 and projected from 2014–2024 (percent)
Year 16- and 17-year-olds 18- and 19-year-olds 20- and 21-year-olds 22-to-24-year-olds

Actual:

       

1994

43.3 62.5 72.0 79.9

1995

43.5 63.9 71.5 79.8

1996

42.5 62.6 71.8 80.1

1997

41.2 62.6 73.2 80.6

1998

42.2 63.5 73.0 80.7

1999

41.4 62.6 72.6 80.9

2000

40.9 63.1 73.7 80.7

2001

38.5 60.9 72.2 80.5

2002

35.4 59.7 71.1 80.1

2003

33.4 57.2 70.7 78.5

2004

32.0 57.1 70.3 78.2

2005

32.2 56.9 69.1 78.3

2006

32.5 57.0 69.4 78.1

2007

30.0 54.7 68.6 78.3

2008

27.9 54.2 69.2 77.7

2009

24.9 51.4 66.9 76.9

2010

22.4 49.1 64.5 76.1

2011

21.5 47.9 65.1 75.5

2012

22.0 47.8 64.7 75.2

2013

22.6 48.0 64.0 75.0

2014

22.2 47.6 63.7 75.4

Projected:

       

2015

21.0 46.7 62.6 74.7

2016

20.0 46.1 62.4 74.6

2017

19.1 45.5 62.1 74.4

2018

18.2 45.0 61.9 74.2

2019

17.4 44.4 61.7 74.0

2020

16.5 43.8 61.4 73.9

2021

15.7 43.2 61.2 73.7

2022

14.9 42.7 61.0 73.5

2023

14.2 42.1 60.7 73.3

2024

13.5 41.5 60.5 73.2
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.