Figure 3. Labor force participation rates of 25-to-54-year-olds, 1994–2014 and projected from 2014–2024 (percent)
| Year |
25-to-29-year-olds |
30-to-34-year-olds |
35-to-39-year-olds |
40-to-44-year-olds |
45-to-49-year-olds |
50-to-54-year-olds |
|
Actual:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994
|
83.0 |
83.3 |
84.3 |
85.4 |
84.2 |
78.5 |
|
1995
|
83.4 |
84.2 |
84.3 |
85.0 |
83.8 |
78.3 |
|
1996
|
84.2 |
83.9 |
84.5 |
85.2 |
84.3 |
79.2 |
|
1997
|
84.8 |
84.0 |
84.7 |
85.4 |
84.3 |
80.5 |
|
1998
|
84.9 |
84.4 |
84.2 |
85.3 |
84.7 |
79.9 |
|
1999
|
84.6 |
84.7 |
84.1 |
85.1 |
84.5 |
80.3 |
|
2000
|
84.5 |
84.7 |
84.3 |
85.3 |
84.5 |
80.3 |
|
2001
|
83.7 |
84.4 |
84.3 |
85.0 |
84.2 |
80.2 |
|
2002
|
83.5 |
83.9 |
83.8 |
84.4 |
83.8 |
80.1 |
|
2003
|
82.5 |
83.3 |
83.5 |
84.3 |
83.8 |
80.2 |
|
2004
|
82.0 |
83.4 |
83.5 |
83.8 |
83.7 |
79.8 |
|
2005
|
82.4 |
83.2 |
83.5 |
84.0 |
83.4 |
79.8 |
|
2006
|
82.9 |
83.2 |
83.6 |
84.0 |
83.4 |
80.3 |
|
2007
|
83.1 |
83.6 |
83.4 |
84.2 |
83.4 |
80.4 |
|
2008
|
83.1 |
83.6 |
83.8 |
84.3 |
83.3 |
80.4 |
|
2009
|
82.1 |
83.3 |
83.6 |
83.7 |
82.9 |
80.3 |
|
2010
|
82.0 |
82.4 |
83.1 |
83.4 |
82.6 |
79.8 |
|
2011
|
81.1 |
81.9 |
82.5 |
82.9 |
82.2 |
79.2 |
|
2012
|
81.3 |
82.0 |
82.3 |
82.8 |
81.7 |
78.8 |
|
2013
|
80.6 |
81.9 |
82.1 |
82.3 |
81.2 |
78.3 |
|
2014
|
80.5 |
81.9 |
82.1 |
82.2 |
81.1 |
78.2 |
|
Projected:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
80.5 |
82.1 |
82.1 |
82.2 |
81.2 |
78.4 |
|
2016
|
80.4 |
82.1 |
82.0 |
82.1 |
81.2 |
78.5 |
|
2017
|
80.4 |
82.2 |
82.0 |
82.0 |
81.2 |
78.7 |
|
2018
|
80.4 |
82.2 |
82.0 |
82.0 |
81.2 |
78.9 |
|
2019
|
80.3 |
82.2 |
82.0 |
81.9 |
81.2 |
79.1 |
|
2020
|
80.3 |
82.3 |
81.9 |
81.8 |
81.2 |
79.2 |
|
2021
|
80.3 |
82.3 |
81.9 |
81.7 |
81.2 |
79.4 |
|
2022
|
80.2 |
82.3 |
81.9 |
81.6 |
81.2 |
79.6 |
|
2023
|
80.2 |
82.4 |
81.9 |
81.6 |
81.2 |
79.8 |
|
2024
|
80.1 |
82.4 |
81.9 |
81.5 |
81.2 |
79.9 |