| Partici | pation | rate | Percent change | Annual growth rate | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | 1992 | 2002 | 2012 | 2022 | 1992-2002 | 2002-2012 | 2012-2022 | 1992-2002 | 2002-2012 | 2012-2022 | ||
| Total, 16 years and older |
66.4 | 66.6 | 63.7 | 61.6 | 0.2 | -2.9 | -2.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ||
| 16 to 24 | 66.1 | 63.3 | 54.9 | 49.6 | -2.9 | -8.4 | -5.3 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -1.0 | ||
| 16 to 19 | 51.3 | 47.4 | 34.3 | 27.3 | -3.8 | -13.1 | -7.0 | -0.8 | -3.2 | -2.3 | ||
| 20 to 24 | 77.1 | 76.4 | 70.9 | 67.3 | -0.7 | -5.5 | -3.6 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.5 | ||
| 25 to 54 | 83.6 | 83.3 | 81.4 | 81.0 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ||
| 25 to 34 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 81.7 | 81.1 | 0.0 | -2.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ||
| 35 to 44 | 85.1 | 84.1 | 82.6 | 81.8 | -0.9 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ||
| 45 to 54 | 81.5 | 82.1 | 80.2 | 79.9 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| 55 and older | 29.7 | 34.5 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | ||
| 55 to 64 | 56.2 | 61.9 | 64.5 | 67.5 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||
| 55 to 59 | 67.4 | 70.7 | 72.5 | 75.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ||
| 60 to 64 | 45.0 | 50.5 | 55.2 | 59.8 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||
| 60 to 61 | 56.0 | 59.7 | 63.8 | 68.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| 62 to 64 | 37.7 | 43.7 | 49.1 | 53.8 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||
| 65 and older | 11.5 | 13.2 | 18.5 | 23.0 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 65 to 74 | 16.3 | 20.4 | 26.8 | 31.9 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 65 to 69 | 20.6 | 26.1 | 32.1 | 38.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 70 to 74 | 11.1 | 14.0 | 19.5 | 24.0 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 75 to 79 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 14.9 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 75 and older | 4.5 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | ||
| Men, 16 years and older |
75.8 | 74.1 | 70.2 | 67.6 | -1.7 | -3.9 | -2.6 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ||
| 16 to 24 | 70.5 | 65.5 | 56.5 | 51.1 | -5.0 | -9.0 | -5.4 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -1.0 | ||
| 16 to 19 | 53.4 | 47.5 | 34.0 | 27.8 | -5.9 | -13.5 | -6.2 | -1.2 | -3.3 | -2.0 | ||
| 20 to 24 | 83.3 | 80.7 | 74.5 | 69.9 | -2.6 | -6.2 | -4.6 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.6 | ||
| 25 to 54 | 93.0 | 91.0 | 88.7 | 88.2 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ||
| 25 to 34 | 93.8 | 92.4 | 89.5 | 88.8 | -1.3 | -2.9 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ||
| 35 to 44 | 93.7 | 92.1 | 90.7 | 90.4 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| 45 to 54 | 90.7 | 88.5 | 86.1 | 85.1 | -2.3 | -2.4 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ||
| 55 and older | 38.4 | 42.0 | 46.8 | 46.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -0.1 | ||
| 55 to 64 | 67.0 | 69.2 | 69.9 | 71.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||
| 55 to 59 | 79.0 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 77.8 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 60 to 64 | 54.7 | 57.6 | 60.5 | 64.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
| 60 to 61 | 67.2 | 67.3 | 68.8 | 69.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| 62 to 64 | 46.2 | 50.4 | 54.6 | 60.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ||
| 65 and older | 16.1 | 17.9 | 23.6 | 27.2 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 65 to 74 | 21.1 | 25.5 | 31.8 | 35.9 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 65 to 69 | 26.0 | 32.2 | 37.1 | 41.6 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 70 to 74 | 15.0 | 17.6 | 24.2 | 28.8 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 75 to 79 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 15.9 | 19.0 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 75 and older | 7.3 | 7.6 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 2.1 | ||
| Women, 16 years and older |
57.8 | 59.6 | 57.7 | 56.0 | 1.8 | -1.9 | -1.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ||
| 16 to 24 | 61.8 | 61.1 | 53.2 | 48.1 | -0.7 | -7.9 | -5.1 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -1.0 | ||
| 16 to 19 | 49.1 | 47.3 | 34.6 | 26.7 | -1.7 | -12.7 | -7.9 | -0.4 | -3.1 | -2.6 | ||
| 20 to 24 | 70.9 | 72.1 | 67.4 | 64.7 | 1.2 | -4.7 | -2.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.4 | ||
| 25 to 54 | 74.6 | 75.9 | 74.5 | 73.8 | 1.3 | -1.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ||
| 25 to 34 | 73.9 | 75.1 | 74.1 | 73.4 | 1.2 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| 35 to 44 | 76.7 | 76.4 | 74.8 | 73.3 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ||
| 45 to 54 | 72.6 | 76.0 | 74.7 | 74.9 | 3.4 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| 55 and older | 22.8 | 28.5 | 35.1 | 37.5 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | ||
| 55 to 64 | 46.5 | 55.2 | 59.4 | 64.3 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||
| 55 to 59 | 56.8 | 63.8 | 67.3 | 73.3 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ||
| 60 to 64 | 36.4 | 44.1 | 50.4 | 55.6 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | ||
| 60 to 61 | 45.7 | 52.8 | 59.2 | 67.2 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 62 to 64 | 30.5 | 37.6 | 44.1 | 47.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 65 and older | 8.3 | 9.8 | 14.4 | 19.5 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 65 to 74 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 22.5 | 28.3 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 65 to 69 | 16.2 | 20.7 | 27.6 | 35.4 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 70 to 74 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 15.4 | 19.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 75 to 79 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 75 and older | 2.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | ||
Race: |
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| White | 66.8 | 66.8 | 64.0 | 61.7 | 0.0 | -2.8 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ||
| Men | 76.5 | 74.8 | 71.0 | 68.3 | -1.7 | -3.8 | -2.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ||
| Women | 57.7 | 59.3 | 57.4 | 55.3 | 1.6 | -1.9 | -2.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ||
| Black | 63.9 | 64.8 | 61.5 | 59.8 | 0.9 | -3.3 | -1.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ||
| Men | 70.7 | 68.4 | 63.6 | 61.7 | -2.3 | -4.8 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ||
| Women | 58.5 | 61.8 | 59.8 | 58.3 | 3.3 | -2.0 | -1.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ||
| Asian | 66.5 | 67.2 | 63.9 | 63.2 | 0.7 | -3.3 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ||
| Men | 75.2 | 75.9 | 72.2 | 71.4 | 0.7 | -3.7 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ||
| Women | 58.2 | 59.1 | 56.5 | 56.1 | 0.9 | -2.6 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ||
All other
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- | - | 63.9 | 63.2 | - | - | -0.7 | - | - | - | ||
| Men | - | - | 69.4 | 63.8 | - | - | -5.6 | - | - | - | ||
| Women | - | - | 58.8 | 62.6 | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | ||
Ethnicity: |
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| Hispanic origin | 66.8 | 69.1 | 66.4 | 65.9 | 2.3 | -2.7 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ||
| Men | 80.7 | 80.3 | 76.1 | 74.8 | -0.4 | -4.2 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ||
| Women | 52.8 | 57.6 | 56.6 | 56.8 | 4.8 | -1.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Other than Hispanic origin |
66.4 | 66.2 | 63.2 | 60.7 | -0.2 | -3.0 | -2.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ||
| Men | 75.3 | 73.2 | 69.1 | 65.9 | -2.1 | -4.2 | -3.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ||
| Women | 58.3 | 59.9 | 57.9 | 55.9 | 1.6 | -2.0 | -2.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ||
| White non-Hispanic | 66.7 | 66.5 | 63.5 | 60.8 | -0.2 | -3.0 | -2.7 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ||
| Men | 76.0 | 73.8 | 69.9 | 67.0 | -2.2 | -3.9 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ||
| Women | 58.1 | 59.6 | 57.6 | 54.9 | 1.5 | -2.0 | -2.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ||
Footnotes:
1 The “all other groups" category includes (1) those classified as being of multiple racial origin and (2) the race categories of (2a) American Indian and Alaska Native or (2b) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders.
Note: Dash indicates no data collected for category. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
very telling numbers... labor participation rate among late teens has plummeted and continues to do so. Jobs that teens used to do (mowing lawns & yard work, fast food, grocery, etc.) are now reclassified as ‘jobs americans won’t do’ or are held by entrenched older Americans that do not have enough savings left to retire. Participation way down for younger Americans, way up for illegals and seniors, modestly down for everyone else. Projected that by 2022, the labor participation rate among males will be higher among the 70-74 age group than for the 16-19 age group... just 20 years ago, the rate among teens boys was over three times as high as 70-74 yr old men. wow.
Women 16-19... from 50% to 25% (projected) in 2 decades. Unreal.
65 and older doubles over the 3 decades... because far fewer will be able to afford to retire by 2022.