Figure 6. Labor force participation rate, men ages 25–54, 1969–2019 and 2019–29 projected
Year Rate

1969

96.1

1970

95.8

1971

95.5

1972

95.1

1973

95.0

1974

94.7

1975

94.4

1976

94.2

1977

94.2

1978

94.3

1979

94.4

1980

94.2

1981

94.1

1982

94.0

1983

93.8

1984

93.9

1985

93.9

1986

93.8

1987

93.7

1988

93.6

1989

93.7

1990

93.4

1991

93.1

1992

93.0

1993

92.6

1994

91.7

1995

91.6

1996

91.8

1997

91.8

1998

91.8

1999

91.7

2000

91.6

2001

91.3

2002

91.0

2003

90.6

2004

90.5

2005

90.5

2006

90.6

2007

90.9

2008

90.5

2009

89.7

2010

89.3

2011

88.7

2012

88.7

2013

88.4

2014

88.2

2015

88.3

2016

88.5

2017

88.6

2018

89.0

2019

89.1

2020 projected

89.0

2021 projected

88.8

2022 projected

88.6

2023 projected

88.4

2024 projected

88.3

2025 projected

88.1

2026 projected

87.9

2027 projected

87.7

2028 projected

87.5

2029 projected

87.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.