Unemployment rate for young workers, 16–24 years old, and workers 25+, 1979–2025

Ages 16–24 Ages 25+
1979-01-01 11.6% 4.0%
1979-02-01 11.7% 4.0%
1979-03-01 11.6% 4.0%
1979-04-01 11.6% 4.0%
1979-05-01 11.6% 3.7%
1979-06-01 11.5% 3.8%
1979-07-01 11.6% 3.8%
1979-08-01 12.2% 4.1%
1979-09-01 12.1% 3.9%
1979-10-01 12.1% 4.0%
1979-11-01 11.6% 4.1%
1979-12-01 12.4% 3.9%
1980-01-01 12.6% 4.3%
1980-02-01 12.5% 4.3%
1980-03-01 12.3% 4.5%
1980-04-01 13.1% 5.0%
1980-05-01 14.7% 5.2%
1980-06-01 14.7% 5.4%
1980-07-01 14.9% 5.6%
1980-08-01 14.7% 5.6%
1980-09-01 14.3% 5.4%
1980-10-01 14.5% 5.4%
1980-11-01 14.4% 5.3%
1980-12-01 13.7% 5.2%
1981-01-01 14.5% 5.3%
1981-02-01 14.6% 5.3%
1981-03-01 14.5% 5.2%
1981-04-01 14.5% 5.0%
1981-05-01 15.1% 5.2%
1981-06-01 14.9% 5.3%
1981-07-01 14.1% 5.2%
1981-08-01 14.5% 5.2%
1981-09-01 14.9% 5.4%
1981-10-01 15.3% 5.7%
1981-11-01 15.9% 6.0%
1981-12-01 16.1% 6.3%
1982-01-01 16.5% 6.3%
1982-02-01 17.0% 6.5%
1982-03-01 16.9% 6.8%
1982-04-01 17.4% 7.0%
1982-05-01 17.3% 7.1%
1982-06-01 17.5% 7.3%
1982-07-01 18.0% 7.5%
1982-08-01 18.1% 7.4%
1982-09-01 18.2% 7.9%
1982-10-01 18.5% 8.1%
1982-11-01 19.0% 8.4%
1982-12-01 18.9% 8.6%
1983-01-01 18.5% 8.1%
1983-02-01 18.4% 8.2%
1983-03-01 18.2% 8.1%
1983-04-01 18.0% 8.0%
1983-05-01 17.7% 8.0%
1983-06-01 17.8% 7.9%
1983-07-01 16.8% 7.3%
1983-08-01 17.3% 7.3%
1983-09-01 16.4% 7.2%
1983-10-01 16.2% 6.8%
1983-11-01 15.4% 6.6%
1983-12-01 14.9% 6.6%
1984-01-01 14.8% 6.2%
1984-02-01 14.3% 6.1%
1984-03-01 14.4% 5.9%
1984-04-01 14.5% 6.0%
1984-05-01 13.6% 5.7%
1984-06-01 13.2% 5.6%
1984-07-01 13.7% 5.8%
1984-08-01 14.1% 5.7%
1984-09-01 14.0% 5.6%
1984-10-01 13.6% 5.7%
1984-11-01 13.2% 5.6%
1984-12-01 13.7% 5.6%
1985-01-01 13.6% 5.7%
1985-02-01 13.6% 5.6%
1985-03-01 13.6% 5.6%
1985-04-01 13.2% 5.8%
1985-05-01 13.6% 5.5%
1985-06-01 13.5% 5.8%
1985-07-01 14.2% 5.6%
1985-08-01 13.3% 5.6%
1985-09-01 13.3% 5.6%
1985-10-01 14.1% 5.4%
1985-11-01 13.5% 5.3%
1985-12-01 13.5% 5.4%
1986-01-01 13.0% 5.1%
1986-02-01 13.6% 5.6%
1986-03-01 13.2% 5.6%
1986-04-01 13.7% 5.5%
1986-05-01 13.7% 5.5%
1986-06-01 13.5% 5.6%
1986-07-01 13.3% 5.5%
1986-08-01 13.1% 5.4%
1986-09-01 13.6% 5.4%
1986-10-01 13.0% 5.5%
1986-11-01 12.8% 5.4%
1986-12-01 13.0% 5.1%
1987-01-01 13.0% 5.1%
1987-02-01 13.1% 5.0%
1987-03-01 12.8% 5.1%
1987-04-01 12.6% 4.9%
1987-05-01 12.5% 4.8%
1987-06-01 12.3% 4.7%
1987-07-01 11.8% 4.7%
1987-08-01 11.7% 4.7%
1987-09-01 11.8% 4.6%
1987-10-01 11.8% 4.6%
1987-11-01 11.5% 4.5%
1987-12-01 11.2% 4.5%
1988-01-01 11.5% 4.4%
1988-02-01 11.3% 4.4%
1988-03-01 11.8% 4.3%
1988-04-01 11.2% 4.2%
1988-05-01 11.3% 4.3%
1988-06-01 10.5% 4.2%
1988-07-01 10.8% 4.2%
1988-08-01 11.0% 4.4%
1988-09-01 10.8% 4.2%
1988-10-01 10.8% 4.1%
1988-11-01 10.5% 4.2%
1988-12-01 10.8% 4.1%
1989-01-01 11.8% 4.1%
1989-02-01 10.6% 4.0%
1989-03-01 10.1% 3.9%
1989-04-01 10.6% 4.1%
1989-05-01 10.4% 4.0%
1989-06-01 11.2% 4.0%
1989-07-01 10.6% 4.0%
1989-08-01 10.9% 4.0%
1989-09-01 11.1% 4.1%
1989-10-01 11.0% 4.1%
1989-11-01 11.3% 4.1%
1989-12-01 11.2% 4.1%
1990-01-01 10.8% 4.1%
1990-02-01 10.7% 4.1%
1990-03-01 10.6% 4.1%
1990-04-01 11.1% 4.2%
1990-05-01 10.8% 4.2%
1990-06-01 10.4% 4.1%
1990-07-01 10.7% 4.4%
1990-08-01 11.5% 4.5%
1990-09-01 11.7% 4.6%
1990-10-01 11.8% 4.7%
1990-11-01 12.0% 4.9%
1990-12-01 12.0% 5.0%
1991-01-01 12.6% 5.0%
1991-02-01 12.8% 5.3%
1991-03-01 13.1% 5.5%
1991-04-01 12.7% 5.4%
1991-05-01 13.6% 5.5%
1991-06-01 13.6% 5.5%
1991-07-01 13.8% 5.4%
1991-08-01 13.5% 5.5%
1991-09-01 13.4% 5.5%
1991-10-01 13.9% 5.6%
1991-11-01 13.8% 5.7%
1991-12-01 14.6% 5.8%
1992-01-01 13.9% 5.9%
1992-02-01 14.2% 6.0%
1992-03-01 14.1% 6.1%
1992-04-01 13.6% 6.1%
1992-05-01 14.4% 6.3%
1992-06-01 15.2% 6.3%
1992-07-01 14.5% 6.3%
1992-08-01 14.2% 6.3%
1992-09-01 14.5% 6.2%
1992-10-01 13.5% 6.1%
1992-11-01 14.3% 6.1%
1992-12-01 14.2% 6.1%
1993-01-01 14.0% 5.8%
1993-02-01 14.1% 5.7%
1993-03-01 13.6% 5.7%
1993-04-01 13.8% 5.7%
1993-05-01 14.2% 5.6%
1993-06-01 13.7% 5.7%
1993-07-01 13.1% 5.7%
1993-08-01 13.0% 5.5%
1993-09-01 12.6% 5.6%
1993-10-01 13.0% 5.6%
1993-11-01 12.9% 5.4%
1993-12-01 12.5% 5.4%
1994-01-01 13.4% 5.2%
1994-02-01 12.9% 5.3%
1994-03-01 13.1% 5.2%
1994-04-01 13.3% 5.0%
1994-05-01 12.5% 4.8%
1994-06-01 12.4% 4.8%
1994-07-01 12.4% 4.8%
1994-08-01 12.5% 4.8%
1994-09-01 12.1% 4.7%
1994-10-01 12.0% 4.6%
1994-11-01 11.4% 4.5%
1994-12-01 11.5% 4.3%
1995-01-01 11.4% 4.4%
1995-02-01 11.7% 4.2%
1995-03-01 11.6% 4.2%
1995-04-01 12.0% 4.5%
1995-05-01 11.9% 4.5%
1995-06-01 12.0% 4.4%
1995-07-01 12.5% 4.4%
1995-08-01 12.5% 4.4%
1995-09-01 12.7% 4.3%
1995-10-01 12.4% 4.2%
1995-11-01 12.0% 4.4%
1995-12-01 12.4% 4.3%
1996-01-01 12.8% 4.3%
1996-02-01 12.2% 4.2%
1996-03-01 12.2% 4.2%
1996-04-01 12.0% 4.3%
1996-05-01 12.2% 4.3%
1996-06-01 11.8% 4.1%
1996-07-01 12.4% 4.2%
1996-08-01 11.6% 4.0%
1996-09-01 11.4% 4.0%
1996-10-01 11.6% 4.0%
1996-11-01 11.9% 4.1%
1996-12-01 11.8% 4.1%
1997-01-01 12.2% 4.0%
1997-02-01 11.8% 4.0%
1997-03-01 11.7% 3.9%
1997-04-01 11.6% 3.8%
1997-05-01 11.1% 3.8%
1997-06-01 11.4% 3.8%
1997-07-01 11.2% 3.7%
1997-08-01 11.1% 3.7%
1997-09-01 11.2% 3.7%
1997-10-01 11.0% 3.5%
1997-11-01 10.8% 3.4%
1997-12-01 10.5% 3.6%
1998-01-01 10.9% 3.5%
1998-02-01 10.6% 3.5%
1998-03-01 10.5% 3.6%
1998-04-01 9.7% 3.4%
1998-05-01 10.3% 3.3%
1998-06-01 10.6% 3.4%
1998-07-01 10.6% 3.4%
1998-08-01 10.8% 3.3%
1998-09-01 11.0% 3.4%
1998-10-01 10.5% 3.4%
1998-11-01 9.8% 3.3%
1998-12-01 9.6% 3.3%
1999-01-01 10.2% 3.2%
1999-02-01 10.1% 3.3%
1999-03-01 9.9% 3.1%
1999-04-01 10.0% 3.3%
1999-05-01 9.6% 3.1%
1999-06-01 10.0% 3.2%
1999-07-01 9.9% 3.2%
1999-08-01 9.6% 3.2%
1999-09-01 10.2% 3.1%
1999-10-01 10.0% 3.0%
1999-11-01 9.9% 3.0%
1999-12-01 9.6% 2.9%
2000-01-01 9.4% 3.0%
2000-02-01 9.9% 3.0%
2000-03-01 9.6% 3.0%
2000-04-01 9.2% 2.9%
2000-05-01 9.8% 3.0%
2000-06-01 9.3% 3.0%
2000-07-01 9.3% 3.0%
2000-08-01 9.3% 3.1%
2000-09-01 8.9% 3.0%
2000-10-01 8.9% 2.9%
2000-11-01 9.1% 3.0%
2000-12-01 9.2% 2.9%
2001-01-01 9.6% 3.2%
2001-02-01 9.6% 3.2%
2001-03-01 9.8% 3.2%
2001-04-01 10.2% 3.3%
2001-05-01 9.9% 3.3%
2001-06-01 10.4% 3.5%
2001-07-01 10.2% 3.5%
2001-08-01 11.2% 3.8%
2001-09-01 10.8% 3.9%
2001-10-01 11.5% 4.2%
2001-11-01 11.6% 4.4%
2001-12-01 12.2% 4.5%
2002-01-01 12.1% 4.5%
2002-02-01 11.8% 4.5%
2002-03-01 12.5% 4.5%
2002-04-01 12.3% 4.8%
2002-05-01 11.6% 4.8%
2002-06-01 11.8% 4.7%
2002-07-01 12.1% 4.6%
2002-08-01 12.0% 4.6%
2002-09-01 11.7% 4.5%
2002-10-01 11.8% 4.6%
2002-11-01 12.1% 4.7%
2002-12-01 12.1% 4.8%
2003-01-01 12.0% 4.7%
2003-02-01 12.1% 4.8%
2003-03-01 12.0% 4.8%
2003-04-01 12.6% 4.9%
2003-05-01 12.9% 4.9%
2003-06-01 13.2% 5.1%
2003-07-01 13.0% 4.9%
2003-08-01 12.3% 5.0%
2003-09-01 12.8% 4.9%
2003-10-01 12.2% 4.9%
2003-11-01 12.1% 4.8%
2003-12-01 11.7% 4.6%
2004-01-01 12.0% 4.6%
2004-02-01 11.7% 4.5%
2004-03-01 12.0% 4.7%
2004-04-01 11.6% 4.5%
2004-05-01 12.1% 4.4%
2004-06-01 12.0% 4.5%
2004-07-01 12.1% 4.4%
2004-08-01 11.5% 4.3%
2004-09-01 11.7% 4.3%
2004-10-01 12.1% 4.2%
2004-11-01 11.5% 4.3%
2004-12-01 11.7% 4.2%
2005-01-01 11.6% 4.1%
2005-02-01 12.4% 4.2%
2005-03-01 11.8% 4.0%
2005-04-01 11.8% 4.0%
2005-05-01 11.7% 3.9%
2005-06-01 11.1% 4.0%
2005-07-01 10.7% 4.0%
2005-08-01 11.1% 3.8%
2005-09-01 10.8% 4.1%
2005-10-01 10.8% 3.9%
2005-11-01 11.1% 4.0%
2005-12-01 10.5% 3.9%
2006-01-01 10.4% 3.7%
2006-02-01 10.8% 3.7%
2006-03-01 10.5% 3.6%
2006-04-01 10.3% 3.7%
2006-05-01 10.0% 3.7%
2006-06-01 10.4% 3.6%
2006-07-01 10.9% 3.7%
2006-08-01 10.7% 3.6%
2006-09-01 10.6% 3.5%
2006-10-01 10.6% 3.3%
2006-11-01 10.6% 3.5%
2006-12-01 10.0% 3.5%
2007-01-01 10.3% 3.7%
2007-02-01 9.9% 3.6%
2007-03-01 10.0% 3.4%
2007-04-01 10.3% 3.5%
2007-05-01 9.9% 3.5%
2007-06-01 10.6% 3.5%
2007-07-01 10.5% 3.7%
2007-08-01 10.7% 3.6%
2007-09-01 11.2% 3.6%
2007-10-01 10.7% 3.7%
2007-11-01 10.8% 3.7%
2007-12-01 11.7% 3.8%
2008-01-01 11.7% 3.8%
2008-02-01 11.4% 3.8%
2008-03-01 11.4% 4.0%
2008-04-01 11.0% 4.0%
2008-05-01 13.0% 4.1%
2008-06-01 12.9% 4.3%
2008-07-01 13.5% 4.5%
2008-08-01 13.1% 4.9%
2008-09-01 13.5% 4.9%
2008-10-01 13.6% 5.3%
2008-11-01 14.0% 5.6%
2008-12-01 14.8% 6.1%
2009-01-01 15.0% 6.6%
2009-02-01 16.0% 7.1%
2009-03-01 16.5% 7.4%
2009-04-01 16.7% 7.7%
2009-05-01 17.6% 8.0%
2009-06-01 18.0% 8.1%
2009-07-01 17.9% 8.1%
2009-08-01 18.1% 8.3%
2009-09-01 18.4% 8.4%
2009-10-01 19.1% 8.6%
2009-11-01 19.2% 8.4%
2009-12-01 18.8% 8.4%
2010-01-01 18.8% 8.3%
2010-02-01 18.7% 8.4%
2010-03-01 18.8% 8.5%
2010-04-01 19.5% 8.4%
2010-05-01 18.1% 8.3%
2010-06-01 18.2% 8.1%
2010-07-01 18.4% 8.0%
2010-08-01 17.7% 8.2%
2010-09-01 17.9% 8.2%
2010-10-01 18.7% 8.1%
2010-11-01 18.5% 8.4%
2010-12-01 17.9% 8.0%
2011-01-01 18.1% 7.7%
2011-02-01 17.7% 7.6%
2011-03-01 17.6% 7.6%
2011-04-01 17.6% 7.7%
2011-05-01 17.3% 7.7%
2011-06-01 17.1% 7.9%
2011-07-01 17.3% 7.7%
2011-08-01 17.4% 7.7%
2011-09-01 17.3% 7.7%
2011-10-01 16.7% 7.6%
2011-11-01 17.0% 7.3%
2011-12-01 16.7% 7.2%
2012-01-01 16.1% 7.0%
2012-02-01 16.5% 7.0%
2012-03-01 16.2% 6.9%
2012-04-01 16.6% 6.8%
2012-05-01 16.1% 6.9%
2012-06-01 16.2% 7.0%
2012-07-01 16.3% 6.9%
2012-08-01 16.7% 6.7%
2012-09-01 15.5% 6.6%
2012-10-01 16.0% 6.5%
2012-11-01 15.9% 6.4%
2012-12-01 16.5% 6.5%
2013-01-01 16.8% 6.5%
2013-02-01 16.3% 6.3%
2013-03-01 16.1% 6.2%
2013-04-01 16.3% 6.2%
2013-05-01 16.3% 6.1%
2013-06-01 16.0% 6.2%
2013-07-01 15.4% 6.0%
2013-08-01 15.7% 5.9%
2013-09-01 15.1% 6.0%
2013-10-01 14.8% 6.0%
2013-11-01 14.1% 5.9%
2013-12-01 13.4% 5.6%
2014-01-01 14.1% 5.3%
2014-02-01 14.5% 5.4%
2014-03-01 14.6% 5.4%
2014-04-01 13.0% 5.2%
2014-05-01 13.3% 5.2%
2014-06-01 13.1% 5.0%
2014-07-01 13.5% 5.0%
2014-08-01 13.2% 5.0%
2014-09-01 13.8% 4.7%
2014-10-01 12.6% 4.7%
2014-11-01 12.5% 4.8%
2014-12-01 12.2% 4.5%
2015-01-01 12.0% 4.6%
2015-02-01 11.8% 4.5%
2015-03-01 12.5% 4.4%
2015-04-01 11.8% 4.5%
2015-05-01 12.3% 4.5%
2015-06-01 11.9% 4.2%
2015-07-01 11.5% 4.2%
2015-08-01 11.1% 4.1%
2015-09-01 11.2% 4.1%
2015-10-01 11.0% 4.1%
2015-11-01 11.2% 4.2%
2015-12-01 11.1% 4.0%
2016-01-01 10.0% 4.0%
2016-02-01 10.5% 4.0%
2016-03-01 10.7% 4.1%
2016-04-01 11.0% 4.1%
2016-05-01 10.4% 3.9%
2016-06-01 10.5% 4.0%
2016-07-01 10.6% 3.9%
2016-08-01 10.2% 4.1%
2016-09-01 10.4% 4.2%
2016-10-01 10.6% 4.0%
2016-11-01 10.3% 3.9%
2016-12-01 10.0% 3.9%
2017-01-01 10.0% 3.9%
2017-02-01 9.8% 3.9%
2017-03-01 9.0% 3.7%
2017-04-01 9.3% 3.6%
2017-05-01 8.7% 3.7%
2017-06-01 9.1% 3.6%
2017-07-01 8.9% 3.6%
2017-08-01 8.9% 3.7%
2017-09-01 9.1% 3.5%
2017-10-01 9.2% 3.4%
2017-11-01 9.8% 3.4%
2017-12-01 9.1% 3.4%
2018-01-01 9.2% 3.3%
2018-02-01 9.0% 3.4%
2018-03-01 8.3% 3.3%
2018-04-01 8.4% 3.3%
2018-05-01 8.6% 3.1%
2018-06-01 8.8% 3.2%
2018-07-01 8.6% 3.1%
2018-08-01 8.2% 3.1%
2018-09-01 8.4% 3.0%
2018-10-01 8.5% 3.1%
2018-11-01 8.3% 3.1%
2018-12-01 8.9% 3.2%
2019-01-01 9.3% 3.2%
2019-02-01 9.1% 3.1%
2019-03-01 8.6% 3.1%
2019-04-01 8.3% 2.9%
2019-05-01 8.5% 2.9%
2019-06-01 7.9% 3.0%
2019-07-01 8.4% 3.0%
2019-08-01 8.3% 2.9%
2019-09-01 7.9% 2.8%
2019-10-01 7.9% 2.9%
2019-11-01 8.1% 2.9%
2019-12-01 8.4% 2.9%
2020-01-01 8.6% 2.9%
2020-02-01 7.8% 2.9%
2020-03-01 10.1% 3.6%
2020-04-01 27.5% 13.0%
2020-05-01 25.1% 11.5%
2020-06-01 20.4% 9.7%
2020-07-01 18.3% 9.0%
2020-08-01 14.7% 7.5%
2020-09-01 13.5% 7.0%
2020-10-01 11.8% 6.1%
2020-11-01 11.6% 6.0%
2020-12-01 12.6% 5.9%
2021-01-01 11.4% 5.6%
2021-02-01 10.9% 5.6%
2021-03-01 11.0% 5.3%
2021-04-01 11.2% 5.3%
2021-05-01 10.0% 5.1%
2021-06-01 9.7% 5.3%
2021-07-01 9.5% 4.8%
2021-08-01 9.6% 4.5%
2021-09-01 8.7% 4.1%
2021-10-01 8.3% 3.9%
2021-11-01 8.3% 3.6%
2021-12-01 8.2% 3.3%
2022-01-01 8.4% 3.4%
2022-02-01 8.2% 3.2%
2022-03-01 8.4% 2.9%
2022-04-01 8.2% 3.0%
2022-05-01 7.8% 3.0%
2022-06-01 8.1% 3.0%
2022-07-01 7.8% 2.8%
2022-08-01 7.8% 3.0%
2022-09-01 8.2% 2.8%
2022-10-01 7.9% 3.0%
2022-11-01 8.2% 3.0%
2022-12-01 8.3% 2.8%
2023-01-01 8.1% 2.8%
2023-02-01 8.1% 2.9%
2023-03-01 7.5% 2.9%
2023-04-01 6.6% 2.9%
2023-05-01 7.4% 3.1%
2023-06-01 7.6% 3.0%
2023-07-01 8.1% 2.8%
2023-08-01 8.6% 3.0%
2023-09-01 8.4% 3.1%
2023-10-01 8.8% 3.1%
2023-11-01 8.0% 3.1%
2023-12-01 8.0% 3.2%
2024-01-01 7.3% 3.2%
2024-02-01 8.8% 3.2%
2024-03-01 8.8% 3.1%
2024-04-01 8.3% 3.2%
2024-05-01 9.3% 3.2%
2024-06-01 8.9% 3.3%
2024-07-01 9.1% 3.5%
2024-08-01 9.7% 3.4%
2024-09-01 9.2% 3.3%
2024-10-01 9.5% 3.4%
2024-11-01 9.4% 3.5%
2024-12-01 9.0% 3.4%
2025-01-01 9.0% 3.3%
2025-02-01 9.7% 3.4%
2025-03-01 9.4% 3.3%

Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions.

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

View the underlying data on epi.org.