• U.S. employment rate by age 2020

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This statistic displays the employment rate by age in the United States. In 2020, the employment rate of the workforce of 55 years and older decreased to 36.4 percent. Employment rate among young adults (age 16-24) was at 45.9 percent in 2020. For monthly updates on employment in the United States visit the monthly national employment rate here.

Employment rate by age in the United States from 2000 to 2020

Characteristic	16-24	25-29	30-34	35-44	45-54	55 and over
'20	45.9%	73.5%	75.6%	77%	75.5%	36.4%
'19	51.2%	79.4%	80.2%	80.9%	79.2%	39.1%
'18	50.5%	78.8%	79.7%	80.4%	78.5%	38.8%
'17	50.3%	77.9%	78.8%	79.8%	77.8%	38.7%
'16	49.4%	76.7%	78.2%	79.3%	77.2%	38.5%
'15	48.6%	75.7%	77.4%	78.7%	76.6%	38.4%
'14	47.6%	74.7%	77.1%	78.3%	76%	38.2%
'13	46.5%	74%	76.4%	77.4%	75.2%	38.2%
'12	46%	74%	75.8%	77.1%	75.2%	38%
'11	45.5%	72.8%	74.9%	76.6%	75%	37.6%
'10	45%	73.1%	74.8%	76.5%	74.9%	37.4%
'09	46.9%	73.4%	75.7%	77%	75.8%	37.3%
'08	51.2%	77.7%	79.3%	80.2%	78.5%	37.9%
'07	53.1%	78.8%	80.1%	80.9%	79.4%	37.4%
'06	54.2%	78.6%	79.7%	80.9%	79.4%	36.9%
'05	53.9%	77.6%	79.5%	80.5%	78.9%	35.9%
'04	53.9%	77%	79.2%	80%	78.7%	34.9%
'03	53.9%	77%	78.7%	79.7%	78.8%	34.2%
'02	55.7%	78.1%	79.4%	80.3%	78.8%	33.2%
'01	57.7%	79.5%	80.7%	81.6%	79.8%	32.2%
'00	59.7%	81%	82%	82.2%	80.5%	31.5%

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2020

Age group

16 years and older

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