Unemployment rate of workers under age 25 and all workers, 1969–2014

All Under 25
1969/01/01 3.4% 8.2%
1969/02/01 3.4% 8.1%
1969/03/01 3.4% 8.3%
1969/04/01 3.4% 8.2%
1969/05/01 3.4% 8.3%
1969/06/01 3.5% 8.3%
1969/07/01 3.5% 8.7%
1969/08/01 3.5% 8.2%
1969/09/01 3.7% 8.9%
1969/10/01 3.7% 8.8%
1969/11/01 3.5% 8.2%
1969/12/01 3.5% 8.4%
1970/01/01 3.9% 9.3%
1970/02/01 4.2% 9.8%
1970/03/01 4.4% 9.6%
1970/04/01 4.6% 10.4%
1970/05/01 4.8% 10.4%
1970/06/01 4.9% 11.2%
1970/07/01 5.0% 11.0%
1970/08/01 5.1% 11.4%
1970/09/01 5.4% 12.1%
1970/10/01 5.5% 12.2%
1970/11/01 5.9% 12.9%
1970/12/01 6.1% 12.8%
1971/01/01 5.9% 12.6%
1971/02/01 5.9% 12.5%
1971/03/01 6.0% 12.8%
1971/04/01 5.9% 12.5%
1971/05/01 5.9% 13.0%
1971/06/01 5.9% 13.2%
1971/07/01 6.0% 12.9%
1971/08/01 6.1% 12.8%
1971/09/01 6.0% 12.4%
1971/10/01 5.8% 12.4%
1971/11/01 6.0% 13.0%
1971/12/01 6.0% 12.7%
1972/01/01 5.8% 12.7%
1972/02/01 5.7% 12.8%
1972/03/01 5.8% 12.8%
1972/04/01 5.7% 12.4%
1972/05/01 5.7% 11.8%
1972/06/01 5.7% 11.8%
1972/07/01 5.6% 12.0%
1972/08/01 5.6% 12.1%
1972/09/01 5.5% 12.0%
1972/10/01 5.6% 12.0%
1972/11/01 5.3% 11.5%
1972/12/01 5.2% 11.3%
1973/01/01 4.9% 10.2%
1973/02/01 5.0% 10.9%
1973/03/01 4.9% 10.4%
1973/04/01 5.0% 11.0%
1973/05/01 4.9% 10.7%
1973/06/01 4.9% 10.4%
1973/07/01 4.8% 10.6%
1973/08/01 4.8% 10.3%
1973/09/01 4.8% 10.7%
1973/10/01 4.6% 10.0%
1973/11/01 4.8% 10.4%
1973/12/01 4.9% 10.5%
1974/01/01 5.1% 10.8%
1974/02/01 5.2% 11.0%
1974/03/01 5.1% 10.7%
1974/04/01 5.1% 10.5%
1974/05/01 5.1% 11.3%
1974/06/01 5.4% 11.8%
1974/07/01 5.5% 12.1%
1974/08/01 5.5% 11.7%
1974/09/01 5.9% 12.6%
1974/10/01 6.0% 12.5%
1974/11/01 6.6% 13.4%
1974/12/01 7.2% 14.2%
1975/01/01 8.1% 15.1%
1975/02/01 8.1% 15.6%
1975/03/01 8.6% 16.2%
1975/04/01 8.8% 16.5%
1975/05/01 9.0% 16.9%
1975/06/01 8.8% 16.3%
1975/07/01 8.6% 16.6%
1975/08/01 8.4% 16.3%
1975/09/01 8.4% 16.1%
1975/10/01 8.4% 16.1%
1975/11/01 8.3% 15.7%
1975/12/01 8.2% 15.6%
1976/01/01 7.9% 15.4%
1976/02/01 7.7% 14.7%
1976/03/01 7.6% 14.6%
1976/04/01 7.7% 14.9%
1976/05/01 7.4% 14.3%
1976/06/01 7.6% 14.5%
1976/07/01 7.8% 14.2%
1976/08/01 7.8% 15.0%
1976/09/01 7.6% 14.4%
1976/10/01 7.7% 14.9%
1976/11/01 7.8% 14.9%
1976/12/01 7.8% 14.8%
1977/01/01 7.5% 14.3%
1977/02/01 7.6% 14.5%
1977/03/01 7.4% 14.2%
1977/04/01 7.2% 13.7%
1977/05/01 7.0% 13.7%
1977/06/01 7.2% 14.0%
1977/07/01 6.9% 13.3%
1977/08/01 7.0% 13.7%
1977/09/01 6.8% 13.5%
1977/10/01 6.8% 13.0%
1977/11/01 6.8% 13.1%
1977/12/01 6.4% 12.2%
1978/01/01 6.4% 12.9%
1978/02/01 6.3% 13.0%
1978/03/01 6.3% 13.0%
1978/04/01 6.1% 12.6%
1978/05/01 6.0% 11.8%
1978/06/01 5.9% 11.7%
1978/07/01 6.2% 12.5%
1978/08/01 5.9% 11.7%
1978/09/01 6.0% 12.1%
1978/10/01 5.8% 11.5%
1978/11/01 5.9% 11.9%
1978/12/01 6.0% 12.1%
1979/01/01 5.9% 11.6%
1979/02/01 5.9% 11.7%
1979/03/01 5.8% 11.6%
1979/04/01 5.8% 11.6%
1979/05/01 5.6% 11.6%
1979/06/01 5.7% 11.5%
1979/07/01 5.7% 11.6%
1979/08/01 6.0% 12.2%
1979/09/01 5.9% 12.1%
1979/10/01 6.0% 12.1%
1979/11/01 5.9% 11.6%
1979/12/01 6.0% 12.4%
1980/01/01 6.3% 12.6%
1980/02/01 6.3% 12.5%
1980/03/01 6.3% 12.3%
1980/04/01 6.9% 13.1%
1980/05/01 7.5% 14.7%
1980/06/01 7.6% 14.7%
1980/07/01 7.8% 14.9%
1980/08/01 7.7% 14.7%
1980/09/01 7.5% 14.3%
1980/10/01 7.5% 14.5%
1980/11/01 7.5% 14.4%
1980/12/01 7.2% 13.7%
1981/01/01 7.5% 14.5%
1981/02/01 7.4% 14.6%
1981/03/01 7.4% 14.5%
1981/04/01 7.2% 14.5%
1981/05/01 7.5% 15.1%
1981/06/01 7.5% 14.9%
1981/07/01 7.2% 14.1%
1981/08/01 7.4% 14.5%
1981/09/01 7.6% 14.9%
1981/10/01 7.9% 15.3%
1981/11/01 8.3% 15.9%
1981/12/01 8.5% 16.1%
1982/01/01 8.6% 16.5%
1982/02/01 8.9% 17.0%
1982/03/01 9.0% 16.9%
1982/04/01 9.3% 17.4%
1982/05/01 9.4% 17.3%
1982/06/01 9.6% 17.5%
1982/07/01 9.8% 18.0%
1982/08/01 9.8% 18.1%
1982/09/01 10.1% 18.2%
1982/10/01 10.4% 18.5%
1982/11/01 10.8% 19.0%
1982/12/01 10.8% 18.9%
1983/01/01 10.4% 18.5%
1983/02/01 10.4% 18.4%
1983/03/01 10.3% 18.2%
1983/04/01 10.2% 18.0%
1983/05/01 10.1% 17.7%
1983/06/01 10.1% 17.8%
1983/07/01 9.4% 16.8%
1983/08/01 9.5% 17.3%
1983/09/01 9.2% 16.4%
1983/10/01 8.8% 16.2%
1983/11/01 8.5% 15.4%
1983/12/01 8.3% 14.9%
1984/01/01 8.0% 14.8%
1984/02/01 7.8% 14.3%
1984/03/01 7.8% 14.4%
1984/04/01 7.7% 14.5%
1984/05/01 7.4% 13.6%
1984/06/01 7.2% 13.2%
1984/07/01 7.5% 13.7%
1984/08/01 7.5% 14.1%
1984/09/01 7.3% 14.0%
1984/10/01 7.4% 13.6%
1984/11/01 7.2% 13.2%
1984/12/01 7.3% 13.7%
1985/01/01 7.3% 13.6%
1985/02/01 7.2% 13.6%
1985/03/01 7.2% 13.6%
1985/04/01 7.3% 13.2%
1985/05/01 7.2% 13.6%
1985/06/01 7.4% 13.5%
1985/07/01 7.4% 14.2%
1985/08/01 7.1% 13.3%
1985/09/01 7.1% 13.3%
1985/10/01 7.1% 14.1%
1985/11/01 7.0% 13.5%
1985/12/01 7.0% 13.5%
1986/01/01 6.7% 13.0%
1986/02/01 7.2% 13.6%
1986/03/01 7.2% 13.2%
1986/04/01 7.1% 13.7%
1986/05/01 7.2% 13.7%
1986/06/01 7.2% 13.5%
1986/07/01 7.0% 13.3%
1986/08/01 6.9% 13.1%
1986/09/01 7.0% 13.6%
1986/10/01 7.0% 13.0%
1986/11/01 6.9% 12.8%
1986/12/01 6.6% 13.0%
1987/01/01 6.6% 13.0%
1987/02/01 6.6% 13.1%
1987/03/01 6.6% 12.8%
1987/04/01 6.3% 12.6%
1987/05/01 6.3% 12.5%
1987/06/01 6.2% 12.3%
1987/07/01 6.1% 11.8%
1987/08/01 6.0% 11.7%
1987/09/01 5.9% 11.8%
1987/10/01 6.0% 11.8%
1987/11/01 5.8% 11.5%
1987/12/01 5.7% 11.2%
1988/01/01 5.7% 11.5%
1988/02/01 5.7% 11.3%
1988/03/01 5.7% 11.8%
1988/04/01 5.4% 11.2%
1988/05/01 5.6% 11.3%
1988/06/01 5.4% 10.5%
1988/07/01 5.4% 10.8%
1988/08/01 5.6% 11.0%
1988/09/01 5.4% 10.8%
1988/10/01 5.4% 10.8%
1988/11/01 5.3% 10.5%
1988/12/01 5.3% 10.8%
1989/01/01 5.4% 11.8%
1989/02/01 5.2% 10.6%
1989/03/01 5.0% 10.1%
1989/04/01 5.2% 10.6%
1989/05/01 5.2% 10.4%
1989/06/01 5.3% 11.2%
1989/07/01 5.2% 10.6%
1989/08/01 5.2% 10.9%
1989/09/01 5.3% 11.1%
1989/10/01 5.3% 11.0%
1989/11/01 5.4% 11.3%
1989/12/01 5.4% 11.2%
1990/01/01 5.4% 10.8%
1990/02/01 5.3% 10.7%
1990/03/01 5.2% 10.6%
1990/04/01 5.4% 11.1%
1990/05/01 5.4% 10.8%
1990/06/01 5.2% 10.4%
1990/07/01 5.5% 10.7%
1990/08/01 5.7% 11.5%
1990/09/01 5.9% 11.7%
1990/10/01 5.9% 11.8%
1990/11/01 6.2% 12.0%
1990/12/01 6.3% 12.0%
1991/01/01 6.4% 12.6%
1991/02/01 6.6% 12.8%
1991/03/01 6.8% 13.1%
1991/04/01 6.7% 12.7%
1991/05/01 6.9% 13.6%
1991/06/01 6.9% 13.6%
1991/07/01 6.8% 13.8%
1991/08/01 6.9% 13.5%
1991/09/01 6.9% 13.4%
1991/10/01 7.0% 13.9%
1991/11/01 7.0% 13.8%
1991/12/01 7.3% 14.6%
1992/01/01 7.3% 13.9%
1992/02/01 7.4% 14.2%
1992/03/01 7.4% 14.1%
1992/04/01 7.4% 13.6%
1992/05/01 7.6% 14.4%
1992/06/01 7.8% 15.2%
1992/07/01 7.7% 14.5%
1992/08/01 7.6% 14.2%
1992/09/01 7.6% 14.5%
1992/10/01 7.3% 13.5%
1992/11/01 7.4% 14.3%
1992/12/01 7.4% 14.2%
1993/01/01 7.3% 14.0%
1993/02/01 7.1% 14.1%
1993/03/01 7.0% 13.6%
1993/04/01 7.1% 13.8%
1993/05/01 7.1% 14.2%
1993/06/01 7.0% 13.7%
1993/07/01 6.9% 13.1%
1993/08/01 6.8% 13.0%
1993/09/01 6.7% 12.6%
1993/10/01 6.8% 13.0%
1993/11/01 6.6% 12.9%
1993/12/01 6.5% 12.5%
1994/01/01 6.6% 13.4%
1994/02/01 6.6% 12.9%
1994/03/01 6.5% 13.1%
1994/04/01 6.4% 13.3%
1994/05/01 6.1% 12.5%
1994/06/01 6.1% 12.4%
1994/07/01 6.1% 12.4%
1994/08/01 6.0% 12.5%
1994/09/01 5.9% 12.1%
1994/10/01 5.8% 12.0%
1994/11/01 5.6% 11.4%
1994/12/01 5.5% 11.5%
1995/01/01 5.6% 11.4%
1995/02/01 5.4% 11.7%
1995/03/01 5.4% 11.6%
1995/04/01 5.8% 12.0%
1995/05/01 5.6% 11.9%
1995/06/01 5.6% 12.0%
1995/07/01 5.7% 12.5%
1995/08/01 5.7% 12.5%
1995/09/01 5.6% 12.7%
1995/10/01 5.5% 12.4%
1995/11/01 5.6% 12.0%
1995/12/01 5.6% 12.4%
1996/01/01 5.6% 12.8%
1996/02/01 5.5% 12.2%
1996/03/01 5.5% 12.2%
1996/04/01 5.6% 12.0%
1996/05/01 5.6% 12.2%
1996/06/01 5.3% 11.8%
1996/07/01 5.5% 12.4%
1996/08/01 5.1% 11.6%
1996/09/01 5.2% 11.4%
1996/10/01 5.2% 11.6%
1996/11/01 5.4% 11.9%
1996/12/01 5.4% 11.8%
1997/01/01 5.3% 12.2%
1997/02/01 5.2% 11.8%
1997/03/01 5.2% 11.7%
1997/04/01 5.1% 11.6%
1997/05/01 4.9% 11.1%
1997/06/01 5.0% 11.4%
1997/07/01 4.9% 11.2%
1997/08/01 4.8% 11.1%
1997/09/01 4.9% 11.2%
1997/10/01 4.7% 11.0%
1997/11/01 4.6% 10.8%
1997/12/01 4.7% 10.5%
1998/01/01 4.6% 10.9%
1998/02/01 4.6% 10.6%
1998/03/01 4.7% 10.5%
1998/04/01 4.3% 9.7%
1998/05/01 4.4% 10.3%
1998/06/01 4.5% 10.6%
1998/07/01 4.5% 10.6%
1998/08/01 4.5% 10.8%
1998/09/01 4.6% 11.0%
1998/10/01 4.5% 10.5%
1998/11/01 4.4% 9.8%
1998/12/01 4.4% 9.6%
1999/01/01 4.3% 10.2%
1999/02/01 4.4% 10.1%
1999/03/01 4.2% 9.9%
1999/04/01 4.3% 10.0%
1999/05/01 4.2% 9.6%
1999/06/01 4.3% 10.0%
1999/07/01 4.3% 9.9%
1999/08/01 4.2% 9.6%
1999/09/01 4.2% 10.2%
1999/10/01 4.1% 10.0%
1999/11/01 4.1% 9.9%
1999/12/01 4.0% 9.6%
2000/01/01 4.0% 9.4%
2000/02/01 4.1% 9.9%
2000/03/01 4.0% 9.6%
2000/04/01 3.8% 9.2%
2000/05/01 4.0% 9.8%
2000/06/01 4.0% 9.3%
2000/07/01 4.0% 9.3%
2000/08/01 4.1% 9.3%
2000/09/01 3.9% 8.9%
2000/10/01 3.9% 8.9%
2000/11/01 3.9% 9.1%
2000/12/01 3.9% 9.2%
2001/01/01 4.2% 9.6%
2001/02/01 4.2% 9.6%
2001/03/01 4.3% 9.8%
2001/04/01 4.4% 10.2%
2001/05/01 4.3% 9.9%
2001/06/01 4.5% 10.4%
2001/07/01 4.6% 10.2%
2001/08/01 4.9% 11.2%
2001/09/01 5.0% 10.8%
2001/10/01 5.3% 11.5%
2001/11/01 5.5% 11.6%
2001/12/01 5.7% 12.2%
2002/01/01 5.7% 12.1%
2002/02/01 5.7% 11.8%
2002/03/01 5.7% 12.5%
2002/04/01 5.9% 12.3%
2002/05/01 5.8% 11.6%
2002/06/01 5.8% 11.8%
2002/07/01 5.8% 12.1%
2002/08/01 5.7% 12.0%
2002/09/01 5.7% 11.7%
2002/10/01 5.7% 11.8%
2002/11/01 5.9% 12.1%
2002/12/01 6.0% 12.1%
2003/01/01 5.8% 12.0%
2003/02/01 5.9% 12.1%
2003/03/01 5.9% 12.0%
2003/04/01 6.0% 12.6%
2003/05/01 6.1% 12.9%
2003/06/01 6.3% 13.2%
2003/07/01 6.2% 13.0%
2003/08/01 6.1% 12.3%
2003/09/01 6.1% 12.8%
2003/10/01 6.0% 12.2%
2003/11/01 5.8% 12.1%
2003/12/01 5.7% 11.7%
2004/01/01 5.7% 12.0%
2004/02/01 5.6% 11.7%
2004/03/01 5.8% 12.0%
2004/04/01 5.6% 11.6%
2004/05/01 5.6% 12.1%
2004/06/01 5.6% 12.0%
2004/07/01 5.5% 12.1%
2004/08/01 5.4% 11.5%
2004/09/01 5.4% 11.7%
2004/10/01 5.5% 12.1%
2004/11/01 5.4% 11.5%
2004/12/01 5.4% 11.7%
2005/01/01 5.3% 11.6%
2005/02/01 5.4% 12.4%
2005/03/01 5.2% 11.8%
2005/04/01 5.2% 11.8%
2005/05/01 5.1% 11.7%
2005/06/01 5.0% 11.1%
2005/07/01 5.0% 10.7%
2005/08/01 4.9% 11.1%
2005/09/01 5.0% 10.8%
2005/10/01 5.0% 10.8%
2005/11/01 5.0% 11.1%
2005/12/01 4.9% 10.5%
2006/01/01 4.7% 10.4%
2006/02/01 4.8% 10.8%
2006/03/01 4.7% 10.5%
2006/04/01 4.7% 10.3%
2006/05/01 4.6% 10.0%
2006/06/01 4.6% 10.4%
2006/07/01 4.7% 10.9%
2006/08/01 4.7% 10.7%
2006/09/01 4.5% 10.6%
2006/10/01 4.4% 10.6%
2006/11/01 4.5% 10.6%
2006/12/01 4.4% 10.0%
2007/01/01 4.6% 10.3%
2007/02/01 4.5% 9.9%
2007/03/01 4.4% 10.0%
2007/04/01 4.5% 10.3%
2007/05/01 4.4% 9.9%
2007/06/01 4.6% 10.6%
2007/07/01 4.7% 10.5%
2007/08/01 4.6% 10.7%
2007/09/01 4.7% 11.2%
2007/10/01 4.7% 10.7%
2007/11/01 4.7% 10.8%
2007/12/01 5.0% 11.7%
2008/01/01 5.0% 11.7%
2008/02/01 4.9% 11.4%
2008/03/01 5.1% 11.4%
2008/04/01 5.0% 11.0%
2008/05/01 5.4% 13.0%
2008/06/01 5.6% 12.9%
2008/07/01 5.8% 13.5%
2008/08/01 6.1% 13.1%
2008/09/01 6.1% 13.5%
2008/10/01 6.5% 13.6%
2008/11/01 6.8% 14.0%
2008/12/01 7.3% 14.8%
2009/01/01 7.8% 15.0%
2009/02/01 8.3% 16.0%
2009/03/01 8.7% 16.5%
2009/04/01 9.0% 16.7%
2009/05/01 9.4% 17.6%
2009/06/01 9.5% 18.0%
2009/07/01 9.5% 17.9%
2009/08/01 9.6% 18.1%
2009/09/01 9.8% 18.4%
2009/10/01 10.0% 19.1%
2009/11/01 9.9% 19.2%
2009/12/01 9.9% 18.8%
2010/01/01 9.7% 18.8%
2010/02/01 9.8% 18.7%
2010/03/01 9.9% 18.8%
2010/04/01 9.9% 19.5%
2010/05/01 9.6% 18.1%
2010/06/01 9.4% 18.2%
2010/07/01 9.5% 18.4%
2010/08/01 9.5% 17.7%
2010/09/01 9.5% 17.9%
2010/10/01 9.5% 18.7%
2010/11/01 9.8% 18.5%
2010/12/01 9.4% 18.0%
2011/01/01 9.1% 18.1%
2011/02/01 9.0% 17.8%
2011/03/01 9.0% 17.6%
2011/04/01 9.1% 17.5%
2011/05/01 9.0% 17.2%
2011/06/01 9.1% 17.1%
2011/07/11 9.0% 17.3%
2011/08/20 9.0% 17.3%
2011/09/01 9.0% 17.3%
2011/10/11 8.8% 16.7%
2011/11/20 8.6% 17.0%
2011/12/30 8.5% 16.8%
2012/01/12 8.2% 16.0%
2012/02/12 8.3% 16.6%
2012/03/12 8.2% 16.3%
2012/04/12 8.2% 16.3%
2012/05/12 8.2% 16.0%
2012/06/12 8.2% 16.3%
2012/07/12 8.2% 16.3%
2012/08/12 8.1% 16.6%
2012/09/12 7.8% 15.5%
2012/10/12 7.8% 16.0%
2012/11/12 7.8% 15.9%
2012/12/12 7.9% 16.6%
2013/01/12 7.9% 16.8%
2013/02/12 7.7% 16.4%
2013/03/12 7.5% 16.2%
2013/04/12 7.5% 16.0%
2013/05/12 7.5% 16.2%
2013/06/12 7.5% 16.2%
2013/07/12 7.3% 15.5%
2013/08/12 7.2% 15.4%
2013/09/12 7.2% 15.1%
2013/10/12 7.2% 14.9%
2013/11/12 7.0% 14.1%
2013/12/12 6.7% 13.5%
2014/01/12 6.6% 14.2%
2014/02/12 6.7% 14.4%
2014/03/12 6.7% 14.5%

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions. Data are seasonally adjusted.

Source: Authors' analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey public data series

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