Roughly half of missing workers are of prime working age: Missing workers,* by age and gender, July 2014

 

Missing workers
Men under 25 630,000
Women under 25 420,000
Men 25–54 1,850,000
Women 25–54 1,380,000
Men 55+ 580,000
Women 55+ 1,000,000

* Potential workers who, due to weak job opportunities, are neither employed nor actively seeking work

Source: EPI analysis of Mitra Toossi, “Labor Force Projections to 2016: More Workers in Their Golden Years,” Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Review, November 2007; and Current Population Survey public data series

View the underlying data on epi.org.