Labor force participation and unemployment rates of persons 16 years old and over, by sex and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2010

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Table 26.	Labor force participation and unemployment rates of persons 16 years old and over, by sex and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2010

Year	Males				Females
Year	Age 16 and older	Ages 16–19	Ages 20–24	Ages 25–34	Age 16 and older	Ages 16–19	Ages 20–24	Ages 25–34
	Civilian labor force,¹in thousands
1980	61,450	5,000	8,610	16,970	45,490	4,380	7,320	12,260
1985	64,410	4,130	8,280	18,810	51,050	3,770	7,430	14,740
1990	69,010	4,090	7,870	19,870	56,830	3,700	6,830	16,060
1995	71,360	4,040	7,340	18,670	60,940	3,730	6,350	15,530
2000	76,280	4,270	7,520	17,840	66,300	4,000	6,730	14,910
2005	80,030	3,590	8,050	17,840	69,290	3,570	7,070	14,500
2006	81,260	3,690	8,120	17,940	70,170	3,590	7,000	14,630
2007	82,140	3,540	8,100	18,310	70,990	3,470	7,110	14,820
2008	82,520	3,470	8,070	18,300	71,770	3,390	7,110	15,030
2009	82,120	3,230	7,840	18,210	72,020	3,160	7,130	15,090
2010	81,990	2,990	7,860	18,350	71,900	2,910	7,160	15,260
	Percent in labor force²
1980	77.4	60.5	85.9	95.2	51.5	52.9	68.9	65.5
1985	76.3	56.8	85.0	94.7	54.5	52.1	71.8	70.9
1990	76.4	55.7	84.4	94.1	57.5	51.6	71.3	73.5
1995	75.0	54.8	83.1	93.0	58.9	52.2	70.3	74.9
2000	74.8	52.8	82.6	93.4	59.9	51.2	73.1	76.1
2005	73.3	43.2	79.1	91.7	59.3	44.2	70.1	73.9
2006	73.5	43.7	79.6	91.7	59.4	43.7	69.5	74.4
2007	73.2	41.1	78.7	92.2	59.3	41.5	70.1	74.5
2008	73.0	40.1	78.7	91.5	59.5	40.2	70.0	75.2
2009	72.0	37.3	76.2	90.3	59.2	37.7	69.6	75.0
2010	71.2	34.9	74.5	89.7	58.6	35.0	68.3	74.7
	Percent unemployed³
1980	6.9	18.3	12.5	6.7	7.4	17.2	10.4	7.2
1985	7.0	19.5	11.4	6.6	7.4	17.6	10.7	7.4
1990	5.7	16.3	9.1	5.5	5.5	14.7	8.5	5.6
1995	5.6	18.4	9.2	5.1	5.6	16.1	9.0	5.7
2000	3.9	14.0	7.3	3.4	4.1	12.1	7.1	4.1
2005	5.1	18.6	9.6	4.7	5.1	14.5	7.9	5.6
2006	4.6	16.9	8.7	4.5	4.6	13.8	7.6	4.9
2007	4.7	17.6	8.9	4.7	4.5	13.8	7.3	4.6
2008	6.1	21.2	11.4	6.1	5.4	16.2	8.8	5.5
2009	10.3	27.8	17.0	10.9	8.1	20.7	12.3	8.6
2010	10.5	28.8	17.8	10.9	8.6	22.8	13.0	9.1

¹The civilian labor force includes all employed persons, plus those seeking employment; it excludes persons in the military.
²The labor force participation rate is the percentage of persons either employed or seeking employment.
³The unemployment rate is the percentage of those in the labor force who are not working and are seeking employment.
NOTE: Some data are revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), unpublished data, selected years, 1980–2010.