In 2022, the employment rate of the workforce of 55 years and older increased to 41.1 percent. Employment rate among young adults (age 16-24) was at 41.5 percent in 2022. For monthly updates on employment in the United States visit the annual national employment rate here.
Employment rate in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age
Characteristic
16-24
25-29
30-34
35-44
45-54
55 and over
2023
-
-
-
-
-
-
2022
41.5%
79.1%
80.7%
80.5%
79.1%
41.1%
2021
50.1%
76.5%
78%
78.2%
77.3%
36.7%
2020
45.9%
73.5%
75.6%
77%
75.5%
36.4%
2019
51.2%
79.4%
80.2%
80.9%
79.2%
39.1%
2018
50.5%
78.8%
79.7%
80.4%
78.5%
38.8%
2017
50.3%
77.9%
78.8%
79.8%
77.8%
38.7%
2016
49.4%
76.7%
78.2%
79.3%
77.2%
38.5%
2015
48.6%
75.7%
77.4%
78.7%
76.6%
38.4%
2014
47.6%
74.7%
77.1%
78.3%
76%
38.2%
2013
46.5%
74%
76.4%
77.4%
75.2%
38.2%
2012
46%
74%
75.8%
77.1%
75.2%
38%
2011
45.5%
72.8%
74.9%
76.6%
75%
37.6%
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 15, 2024). Employment rate in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217899/us-employment-rate-by-age/?os=diono_journeystrue
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Employment rate in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217899/us-employment-rate-by-age/?os=diono_journeystrue
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Employment rate in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217899/us-employment-rate-by-age/?os=diono_journeystrue
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