Figure B
Missing workers* under age 25, January 2006–March 2014
| Missing workers | |
|---|---|
| Jan-2006 | 230,000 |
| Feb-2006 | -20,000 |
| Mar-2006 | 70,000 |
| Apr-2006 | 150,000 |
| May-2006 | 60,000 |
| Jun-2006 | 0 |
| Jul-2006 | 50,000 |
| Aug-2006 | -160,000 |
| Sep-2006 | 110,000 |
| Oct-2006 | -40,000 |
| Nov-2006 | -120,000 |
| Dec-2006 | -200,000 |
| Jan-2007 | -120,000 |
| Feb-2007 | 50,000 |
| Mar-2007 | 90,000 |
| Apr-2007 | 380,000 |
| May-2007 | 570,000 |
| Jun-2007 | 230,000 |
| Jul-2007 | 420,000 |
| Aug-2007 | 710,000 |
| Sep-2007 | 200,000 |
| Oct-2007 | 300,000 |
| Nov-2007 | 160,000 |
| Dec-2007 | 290,000 |
| Jan-2008 | 140,000 |
| Feb-2008 | 560,000 |
| Mar-2008 | 530,000 |
| Apr-2008 | 350,000 |
| May-2008 | -80,000 |
| Jun-2008 | 190,000 |
| Jul-2008 | 210,000 |
| Aug-2008 | 300,000 |
| Sep-2008 | 270,000 |
| Oct-2008 | 360,000 |
| Nov-2008 | 620,000 |
| Dec-2008 | 470,000 |
| Jan-2009 | 760,000 |
| Feb-2009 | 500,000 |
| Mar-2009 | 630,000 |
| Apr-2009 | 540,000 |
| May-2009 | 660,000 |
| Jun-2009 | 670,000 |
| Jul-2009 | 770,000 |
| Aug-2009 | 940,000 |
| Sep-2009 | 1,170,000 |
| Oct-2009 | 1,410,000 |
| Nov-2009 | 1,360,000 |
| Dec-2009 | 1,460,000 |
| Jan-2010 | 1,640,000 |
| Feb-2010 | 1,510,000 |
| Mar-2010 | 1,470,000 |
| Apr-2010 | 1,240,000 |
| May-2010 | 1,400,000 |
| Jun-2010 | 1,680,000 |
| Jul-2010 | 1,540,000 |
| Aug-2010 | 1,360,000 |
| Sep-2010 | 1,610,000 |
| Oct-2010 | 1,440,000 |
| Nov-2010 | 1,370,000 |
| Dec-2010 | 1,650,000 |
| Jan-2011 | 1,460,000 |
| Feb-2011 | 1,570,000 |
| Mar-2011 | 1,480,000 |
| Apr-2011 | 1,580,000 |
| May-2011 | 1,700,000 |
| Jun-2011 | 1,720,000 |
| Jul-2011 | 1,780,000 |
| Aug-2011 | 1,480,000 |
| Sep-2011 | 1,370,000 |
| Oct-2011 | 1,220,000 |
| Nov-2011 | 1,290,000 |
| Dec-2011 | 1,380,000 |
| Jan-2012 | 1,600,000 |
| Feb-2012 | 1,390,000 |
| Mar-2012 | 1,470,000 |
| Apr-2012 | 1,520,000 |
| May-2012 | 1,410,000 |
| Jun-2012 | 1,310,000 |
| Jul-2012 | 1,310,000 |
| Aug-2012 | 1,690,000 |
| Sep-2012 | 1,480,000 |
| Oct-2012 | 1,220,000 |
| Nov-2012 | 1,220,000 |
| Dec-2012 | 1,210,000 |
| Jan-2013 | 1,110,000 |
| Feb-2013 | 1,300,000 |
| Mar-2013 | 1,510,000 |
| Apr-2013 | 1,320,000 |
| May-2013 | 1,300,000 |
| Jun-2013 | 1,040,000 |
| Jul-2013 | 1,190,000 |
| Aug-2013 | 1,350,000 |
| Sep-2013 | 1,080,000 |
| Oct-2013 | 1,270,000 |
| Nov-2013 | 1,300,000 |
| Dec-2013 | 1,290,000 |
| Jan-2014 | 1,360,000 |
| Feb-2014 | 1,480,000 |
| Mar-2014 | 950,000 |
* Potential workers who, due to weak job opportunities, are neither employed nor actively seeking work, and are thus not reflected in the unemployment rate
Source: Authors' analysis of Toossi (2007) and Current Population Survey public data series
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