Chart: Employment-to-population ratio for ages 16 and over, 1979-2027

Figure 1

Employment-to-population ratio for ages 16 and over, 1979-2027

Year	Actual employment	Administration goal of 25 million new jobs	Age-specific high points	CBO baseline projection
1979	59.9
1980	59.2
1981	59
1982	57.8
1983	57.9
1984	59.5
1985	60.1
1986	60.7
1987	61.5
1988	62.3
1989	63
1990	62.8
1991	61.7
1992	61.5
1993	61.7
1994	62.5
1995	62.9
1996	63.2
1997	63.8
1998	64.1
1999	64.3
2000	64.4
2001	63.7
2002	62.7
2003	62.3
2004	62.3
2005	62.7
2006	63.1
2007	63
2008	62.2
2009	59.3
2010	58.5
2011	58.4
2012	58.6
2013	58.6
2014	59
2015	59.3
2016	59.7	59.7	59.7	59.73844
2017		60.10455	59.8	59.92828
2018		60.50909	59.9	59.99178
2019		60.91364	60	59.80045
2020		61.31818	60.1	59.37108
2021		61.72273	60.2	59.09788
2022		62.12727	60.3	58.88157
2023		62.53182	60.4	58.67118
2024		62.93636	60.5	58.47261
2025		63.34091	60.6	58.29248
2026		63.74546	60.7	58.13271
2027		64.15	60.8	58.06227

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Notes: Author’s calculations using the Current Population Survey and CBO January 2017 10-Year Economic Projections. Census 2014 National Population Projections for 2027 are assumed for age groups 16-19, 20-24, 25-54, 55-64, and 65 and over, and the employment high points are defined over the last 50 years.

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