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Labor force participation rates by age, 1979–2016

16-24 25-54 55+
Jan-1979 68.8 77.5 33.9
Feb-1979 69.1 77.7 33.8
Mar-1979 69.1 77.7 33.7
Apr-1979 68.7 77.4 33.3
May-1979 68.2 77.4 33.4
Jun-1979 68.7 77.6 33.3
Jul-1979 68.6 77.9 33.2
Aug-1979 68.2 78.1 33.3
Sep-1979 68.8 78.2 33.3
Oct-1979 68.4 78.2 33.4
Nov-1979 68.4 78.1 33.2
Dec-1979 68.8 78.4 33.1
Jan-1980 68.6 78.7 33.3
Feb-1980 68.3 78.7 33.3
Mar-1980 68.1 78.6 32.9
Apr-1980 67.7 78.7 33
May-1980 68.5 78.6 32.9
Jun-1980 68 78.5 32.8
Jul-1980 68.3 78.6 32.8
Aug-1980 67.7 78.6 33
Sep-1980 67.8 78.7 32.6
Oct-1980 68.3 78.7 32.5
Nov-1980 68 78.7 32.4
Dec-1980 67.7 78.8 32.2
Jan-1981 68.5 79 32.3
Feb-1981 68.2 79 32.5
Mar-1981 68.1 79.3 32.6
Apr-1981 68.5 79.4 32.6
May-1981 68.5 79.6 32.6
Jun-1981 67 79.3 32.4
Jul-1981 67.3 79.2 32.3
Aug-1981 67.7 79.2 32.1
Sep-1981 67.3 79 31.8
Oct-1981 67.7 79.4 31.9
Nov-1981 67.4 79.6 31.7
Dec-1981 67 79.4 31.8
Jan-1982 67.1 79.4 31.8
Feb-1982 67.3 79.6 31.6
Mar-1982 67.1 79.6 31.9
Apr-1982 67.3 79.6 32
May-1982 67.7 79.9 32.1
Jun-1982 66.6 79.9 32.2
Jul-1982 66.8 80 32
Aug-1982 67.3 80 31.9
Sep-1982 67.1 80 32.3
Oct-1982 67.4 80 31.7
Nov-1982 67.7 79.9 31.8
Dec-1982 67.5 80 31.7
Jan-1983 67.1 79.8 31.6
Feb-1983 66.9 79.6 31.5
Mar-1983 66.5 79.7 31.4
Apr-1983 66.6 79.9 31.3
May-1983 65.9 79.9 31.2
Jun-1983 68.1 80.2 31.4
Jul-1983 67.6 80.2 31.3
Aug-1983 68.1 80.4 31.2
Sep-1983 67.5 80.5 31.5
Oct-1983 66.9 80.2 31.3
Nov-1983 67.2 80.2 31.4
Dec-1983 67.1 80.3 31.3
Jan-1984 67 80.1 31
Feb-1984 67.1 80.3 31
Mar-1984 67.2 80.4 30.8
Apr-1984 67.6 80.6 30.9
May-1984 67.7 80.8 30.8
Jun-1984 68.7 80.8 30.6
Jul-1984 68.3 81 30.6
Aug-1984 67.2 81 30.6
Sep-1984 67.9 80.7 30.7
Oct-1984 67.8 80.9 30.4
Nov-1984 68 80.8 30.4
Dec-1984 68.2 81 30.5
Jan-1985 68.5 81.3 30.4
Feb-1985 68.3 81.2 30.4
Mar-1985 68.4 81.4 30.8
Apr-1985 68.3 81.5 30.5
May-1985 68.4 81.2 30.3
Jun-1985 67.5 81.3 30.4
Jul-1985 68.4 81.3 30.2
Aug-1985 67.6 81.4 30.3
Sep-1985 68.3 81.8 30.2
Oct-1985 68.7 81.6 30.3
Nov-1985 68.5 81.6 30.1
Dec-1985 68.5 81.7 30
Jan-1986 67.9 81.7 30.3
Feb-1986 68.8 81.6 29.9
Mar-1986 68.9 81.8 30
Apr-1986 68.9 81.8 30
May-1986 68.6 81.8 30.1
Jun-1986 68.8 82.1 30.4
Jul-1986 68.6 82.1 30.4
Aug-1986 68.4 82.1 30.3
Sep-1986 68.9 82.3 30
Oct-1986 68.7 82.3 29.9
Nov-1986 68.6 82.3 30
Dec-1986 68.3 82.3 29.8
Jan-1987 68.6 82.2 29.9
Feb-1987 68.9 82.3 29.7
Mar-1987 68.5 82.4 29.9
Apr-1987 68.4 82.5 29.8
May-1987 68.8 82.6 30.1
Jun-1987 67.7 82.5 30.1
Jul-1987 68.1 82.6 30
Aug-1987 69 82.6 30
Sep-1987 68.2 82.6 30
Oct-1987 68.2 82.7 30.2
Nov-1987 68.2 82.6 30.2
Dec-1987 68.2 82.7 30.2
Jan-1988 68.9 82.6 30.1
Feb-1988 68.7 82.7 30.2
Mar-1988 67.8 82.8 29.9
Apr-1988 68 82.8 30.1
May-1988 67.6 82.8 29.8
Jun-1988 68.6 82.6 29.9
Jul-1988 68.7 82.8 29.7
Aug-1988 68.9 83 30
Sep-1988 68.7 82.9 30
Oct-1988 68.3 83 30.1
Nov-1988 68 83.3 30.3
Dec-1988 68.2 83.2 30.2
Jan-1989 68.5 83.5 30.5
Feb-1989 68.1 83.4 30.3
Mar-1989 68.1 83.3 30.4
Apr-1989 68.5 83.3 30.4
May-1989 68.2 83.2 30.4
Jun-1989 69.5 83.2 30.3
Jul-1989 69.2 83.3 30.3
Aug-1989 69.7 83.3 30.1
Sep-1989 68.3 83.6 30.1
Oct-1989 68.4 83.5 30.2
Nov-1989 68.7 83.8 30.2
Dec-1989 67.7 83.7 30.4
Jan-1990 67.8 83.8 30.3
Feb-1990 67.7 83.8 30.2
Mar-1990 67.9 83.6 30.1
Apr-1990 67.7 83.5 30
May-1990 67.7 83.5 30.2
Jun-1990 67.3 83.4 29.9
Jul-1990 67.2 83.4 29.9
Aug-1990 67.3 83.4 30.1
Sep-1990 66.9 83.4 30.1
Oct-1990 66.9 83.4 30
Nov-1990 66.6 83.5 30
Dec-1990 66.6 83.4 30
Jan-1991 67 83.2 29.6
Feb-1991 66.5 83.5 29.7
Mar-1991 66.6 83.4 29.7
Apr-1991 66.1 83.7 29.8
May-1991 66 83.4 29.5
Jun-1991 65.7 83.4 29.7
Jul-1991 65.6 83.3 29.6
Aug-1991 65.4 83.4 29.4
Sep-1991 65.7 83.4 29.6
Oct-1991 66 83.4 29.4
Nov-1991 65.9 83.4 29.4
Dec-1991 65.8 83.2 29.3
Jan-1992 65.9 83.5 29.7
Feb-1992 66.1 83.4 29.7
Mar-1992 66 83.5 29.9
Apr-1992 65.5 83.7 29.8
May-1992 66 83.8 29.8
Jun-1992 66.3 83.9 29.8
Jul-1992 66.5 83.8 29.9
Aug-1992 66.6 83.8 29.6
Sep-1992 66.5 83.6 29.5
Oct-1992 65.3 83.5 29.4
Nov-1992 66.2 83.5 29.6
Dec-1992 66.5 83.4 29.4
Jan-1993 66.3 83.3 29.2
Feb-1993 66.6 83.1 29.6
Mar-1993 66.4 83.2 29.3
Apr-1993 66 83.2 29.2
May-1993 66.8 83.4 29.5
Jun-1993 66 83.6 29.6
Jul-1993 66.4 83.5 29.2
Aug-1993 66.1 83.5 29.5
Sep-1993 65.6 83.4 29.3
Oct-1993 65.7 83.5 29.4
Nov-1993 65.7 83.6 29.3
Dec-1993 65.5 83.6 29.4
Jan-1994 66.3 83.4 30.4
Feb-1994 66.6 83.5 30.1
Mar-1994 66.3 83.3 29.8
Apr-1994 66.6 83.2 29.8
May-1994 66.4 83.3 30.3
Jun-1994 66.7 82.9 30
Jul-1994 66 83.2 29.9
Aug-1994 67 83.3 30.1
Sep-1994 65.8 83.6 30
Oct-1994 66.6 83.5 30.1
Nov-1994 66.1 83.6 30.4
Dec-1994 66.5 83.5 30.2
Jan-1995 66.9 83.5 30.2
Feb-1995 66.7 83.6 30
Mar-1995 66.9 83.5 29.9
Apr-1995 66.9 83.7 30
May-1995 65.9 83.5 29.8
Jun-1995 66.6 83.3 29.7
Jul-1995 66.2 83.4 30.1
Aug-1995 66.7 83.3 30
Sep-1995 65.8 83.5 30.3
Oct-1995 65.7 83.4 30.4
Nov-1995 65.3 83.5 30.2
Dec-1995 65.5 83.4 29.9
Jan-1996 65.5 83.5 29.9
Feb-1996 65.3 83.5 30.2
Mar-1996 65.6 83.5 30.2
Apr-1996 65.7 83.6 29.8
May-1996 66 83.7 30.2
Jun-1996 65.3 83.6 30.4
Jul-1996 65.5 83.9 30.6
Aug-1996 64.7 84 30.4
Sep-1996 65.7 83.9 30.4
Oct-1996 66 84.1 30.3
Nov-1996 65.5 84.1 30.4
Dec-1996 65.4 84.1 30.5
Jan-1997 65.5 84 30.7
Feb-1997 65.4 83.9 30.6
Mar-1997 65.7 84 31
Apr-1997 65.5 84 30.8
May-1997 66.1 83.8 31.1
Jun-1997 65.2 84.1 30.8
Jul-1997 65.5 84.3 30.7
Aug-1997 65.1 84.5 30.9
Sep-1997 65.2 84.3 30.9
Oct-1997 65 84.2 31
Nov-1997 65.7 84 31.4
Dec-1997 65.3 84.1 31.4
Jan-1998 66.4 84 31.1
Feb-1998 66 84.1 31.1
Mar-1998 66 84.2 30.9
Apr-1998 65.5 83.9 31.2
May-1998 66 83.9 31.3
Jun-1998 65.9 84 31.1
Jul-1998 65.5 84.1 31.2
Aug-1998 65.9 84.1 31.1
Sep-1998 66.5 84.2 31.4
Oct-1998 65.9 84.1 31.5
Nov-1998 65.4 84.1 31.7
Dec-1998 65.4 84.2 31.8
Jan-1999 65.5 84.6 31.5
Feb-1999 65.6 84.4 31.6
Mar-1999 65.7 84 31.7
Apr-1999 65.2 84.1 31.8
May-1999 65.7 84.1 31.7
Jun-1999 65.2 84.1 32.1
Jul-1999 65.6 83.9 32.1
Aug-1999 65.3 84 32
Sep-1999 65.6 84 31.9
Oct-1999 65.5 84.1 31.8
Nov-1999 65.4 84.2 31.8
Dec-1999 65.6 84 32.1
Jan-2000 66.1 84.4 32.3
Feb-2000 66 84.4 32.4
Mar-2000 65.9 84.3 32.4
Apr-2000 66.3 84.4 32.2
May-2000 65.7 84.1 32.2
Jun-2000 66 84.1 32.2
Jul-2000 65 83.9 32.3
Aug-2000 65.8 83.8 32.5
Sep-2000 65.8 83.7 32.4
Oct-2000 65.8 83.6 32.4
Nov-2000 65.6 83.8 32.3
Dec-2000 65.9 83.9 32.6
Jan-2001 66.1 84.1 32.8
Feb-2001 65.6 84.1 32.7
Mar-2001 65.7 84.1 32.8
Apr-2001 65.1 83.7 33
May-2001 64 83.8 33
Jun-2001 64.3 83.6 33.1
Jul-2001 64.3 83.6 33.2
Aug-2001 63.2 83.5 33.4
Sep-2001 64.5 83.5 33.5
Oct-2001 64.2 83.6 33.5
Nov-2001 64.3 83.5 33.6
Dec-2001 63.7 83.7 33.8
Jan-2002 62.9 83.5 33.8
Feb-2002 63.5 83.7 34.1
Mar-2002 64 83.5 33.8
Apr-2002 63.3 83.6 34.2
May-2002 63.5 83.6 34.4
Jun-2002 63.4 83.2 34.6
Jul-2002 63.3 83.1 34.7
Aug-2002 63.3 83.2 34.8
Sep-2002 63.5 83.3 35.2
Oct-2002 62.9 83.2 35.1
Nov-2002 62.9 82.9 35
Dec-2002 62.7 83.1 34.9
Jan-2003 62.4 82.9 35.5
Feb-2003 62.3 83 35.5
Mar-2003 61.4 83.1 35.5
Apr-2003 61.9 83.2 35.5
May-2003 61.9 83.1 35.6
Jun-2003 62.2 83.3 35.6
Jul-2003 61.5 83 35.5
Aug-2003 61.1 83 35.7
Sep-2003 61.4 82.8 35.6
Oct-2003 61 82.9 35.8
Nov-2003 61 82.8 36.1
Dec-2003 60.5 82.8 36
Jan-2004 61.5 82.8 36
Feb-2004 61 82.7 36.2
Mar-2004 60.6 82.8 36.3
Apr-2004 61.3 82.7 35.8
May-2004 61.1 82.8 36
Jun-2004 60.9 82.9 36.2
Jul-2004 61.3 83 36.1
Aug-2004 61.1 82.7 36.4
Sep-2004 60.6 82.7 36.3
Oct-2004 61.6 82.6 36.2
Nov-2004 61.3 82.7 36.5
Dec-2004 61.2 82.6 36.6
Jan-2005 60.8 82.7 36.3
Feb-2005 60.6 82.8 36.7
Mar-2005 60.8 82.6 36.6
Apr-2005 60.7 82.7 37.2
May-2005 60.8 82.9 37.1
Jun-2005 60.8 82.6 37.2
Jul-2005 60.7 82.8 37.3
Aug-2005 60.8 82.9 37.5
Sep-2005 60.6 82.9 37.6
Oct-2005 60.9 82.7 37.6
Nov-2005 61.1 82.7 37.4
Dec-2005 60.4 82.7 37.6
Jan-2006 60.2 82.8 37.6
Feb-2006 60.9 82.9 37.5
Mar-2006 60.6 83 37.6
Apr-2006 60.3 82.8 38
May-2006 60.5 82.8 37.9
Jun-2006 60.6 82.8 38
Jul-2006 60.5 83 38
Aug-2006 61 82.9 38.1
Sep-2006 60.2 82.9 38.3
Oct-2006 60.6 82.9 38.3
Nov-2006 60.8 83 38.4
Dec-2006 60.9 83.1 38.5
Jan-2007 60.7 83.4 38
Feb-2007 60.2 83.2 38.3
Mar-2007 60 83.2 38.5
Apr-2007 59.2 83 38.2
May-2007 58.7 83 38.6
Jun-2007 59.6 82.9 38.7
Jul-2007 59 82.9 38.9
Aug-2007 58.2 82.9 38.8
Sep-2007 59.5 82.8 38.9
Oct-2007 59.2 82.7 38.7
Nov-2007 59.6 82.9 38.9
Dec-2007 59.2 83.1 38.9
Jan-2008 59.5 83.3 39.1
Feb-2008 58.3 83.2 39.2
Mar-2008 58.4 83.3 39.3
Apr-2008 58.8 83.1 39
May-2008 59.9 83.1 39
Jun-2008 59.2 83.1 39.2
Jul-2008 59.1 83.1 39.5
Aug-2008 58.8 83.2 39.7
Sep-2008 58.8 83.1 39.5
Oct-2008 58.6 83 39.9
Nov-2008 57.9 83 39.9
Dec-2008 58.2 82.8 40
Jan-2009 57.4 82.8 40
Feb-2009 58.1 82.8 39.9
Mar-2009 57.7 82.6 39.9
Apr-2009 57.9 82.8 39.8
May-2009 57.5 82.9 40.2
Jun-2009 57.5 82.9 40.1
Jul-2009 57.2 82.8 40
Aug-2009 56.7 82.8 40
Sep-2009 56.1 82.5 39.9
Oct-2009 55.4 82.5 39.9
Nov-2009 55.6 82.4 40
Dec-2009 55.3 82 39.9
Jan-2010 54.9 82.4 40
Feb-2010 55.2 82.3 40.1
Mar-2010 55.3 82.4 40.2
Apr-2010 55.9 82.6 40.3
May-2010 55.5 82.3 40.4
Jun-2010 54.7 82.2 40.3
Jul-2010 55.1 81.9 40.4
Aug-2010 55.5 82 40.5
Sep-2010 54.8 82 40.4
Oct-2010 55.2 81.8 40
Nov-2010 55.4 82 40.1
Dec-2010 54.7 81.9 40.2
Jan-2011 55.3 81.7 39.9
Feb-2011 54.9 81.6 40
Mar-2011 55.1 81.7 40
Apr-2011 54.8 81.7 40.2
May-2011 54.5 81.7 40.2
Jun-2011 54.4 81.7 40.2
Jul-2011 54.2 81.4 40.2
Aug-2011 55.1 81.6 40.3
Sep-2011 55.3 81.5 40.6
Oct-2011 55.6 81.3 40.6
Nov-2011 55.4 81.5 40.4
Dec-2011 55.2 81.6 40.3
Jan-2012 54.6 81.6 40.1
Feb-2012 55 81.5 40.4
Mar-2012 54.7 81.5 40.5
Apr-2012 54.7 81.4 40.3
May-2012 54.8 81.4 40.5
Jun-2012 55 81.5 40.6
Jul-2012 55.1 81.4 40.2
Aug-2012 54.3 81.4 40.4
Sep-2012 54.7 81.5 40.4
Oct-2012 55.2 81.6 40.7
Nov-2012 55.2 81.2 40.7
Dec-2012 55.2 81.4 40.7
Jan-2013 55.6 81.1 40.7
Feb-2013 55.1 81.1 40.6
Mar-2013 54.4 81 40.4
Apr-2013 55.1 81 40.4
May-2013 54.8 81.2 40.4
Jun-2013 55.4 81.1 40.5
Jul-2013 55.2 81.2 40.2
Aug-2013 55.1 81 40.4
Sep-2013 55.5 81 40.1
Oct-2013 54.8 80.6 40.1
Nov-2013 54.7 81 39.9
Dec-2013 54.7 80.8 39.9
Jan-2014 54.6 81 39.8
Feb-2014 54.3 81.1 40.1
Mar-2014 55.6 81.2 39.9
Apr-2014 54.5 80.8 39.9
May-2014 54.9 80.7 40
Jun-2014 54.6 80.9 40
Jul-2014 55.3 80.8 40.1
Aug-2014 54.7 81.1 39.9
Sep-2014 55.2 80.8 39.9
Oct-2014 56 80.9 40
Nov-2014 55.5 80.8 40.1
Dec-2014 54.9 80.9 39.9
Jan-2015 55 81.1 40
Feb-2015 55.4 81 39.7
Mar-2015 54.8 80.9 39.9
Apr-2015 54.5 81 40.1
May-2015 55.5 81 39.9
Jun-2015 55.1 80.7 39.9
Jul-2015 54.9 80.7 40.1
Aug-2015 55.3 80.7 39.8
Sep-2015 54.5 80.6 39.7
Oct-2015 54.8 80.8 39.9
Nov-2015 54.6 80.8 40
Dec-2015 55.6 80.9 39.8
Jan-2016 54.9 81.1 40
Feb-2016 55.5 81.2 40.1
Mar-2016 55.4 81.4 40.1
Apr-2016 55.2 81.2 40.1
May-2016 55.1 81 39.7
Jun-2016 55 81.2 40
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