Figure 4. Labor force participation rates of those 55 years and older, 1994–2014 and projected from 2014–2024 (percent)
Year |
55-to-59-year-olds |
60-to-64-year-olds |
65-to-69-year-olds |
70-to-74-year-olds |
75-to-79-year-olds |
Actual:
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994
|
67.7 |
44.9 |
21.9 |
11.8 |
6.6 |
1995
|
68.1 |
45.1 |
21.8 |
12.5 |
6.9 |
1996
|
68.5 |
45.8 |
21.9 |
12.5 |
6.8 |
1997
|
69.4 |
46.6 |
22.5 |
12.6 |
6.8 |
1998
|
69.5 |
46.8 |
22.5 |
12.5 |
6.6 |
1999
|
69.8 |
46.4 |
23.0 |
13.1 |
7.4 |
2000
|
68.9 |
47.2 |
24.5 |
13.5 |
7.5 |
2001
|
69.2 |
49.2 |
24.7 |
14.1 |
7.3 |
2002
|
70.7 |
50.5 |
26.1 |
14.0 |
7.4 |
2003
|
71.3 |
51.0 |
27.4 |
14.6 |
8.2 |
2004
|
71.1 |
50.9 |
27.7 |
15.3 |
8.8 |
2005
|
71.4 |
51.6 |
28.3 |
16.3 |
9.4 |
2006
|
72.0 |
52.5 |
29.0 |
17.0 |
9.6 |
2007
|
72.0 |
53.3 |
29.7 |
17.2 |
10.2 |
2008
|
73.1 |
54.1 |
30.7 |
17.8 |
10.3 |
2009
|
73.1 |
55.1 |
31.1 |
18.4 |
10.7 |
2010
|
73.3 |
55.2 |
31.5 |
18.0 |
10.9 |
2011
|
72.8 |
54.5 |
32.1 |
18.8 |
11.1 |
2012
|
72.5 |
55.2 |
32.1 |
19.5 |
11.4 |
2013
|
72.4 |
55.0 |
32.2 |
19.2 |
11.4 |
2014
|
71.4 |
55.8 |
31.6 |
18.9 |
11.3 |
Projected:
|
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
71.7 |
56.2 |
32.0 |
19.3 |
11.7 |
2016
|
72.0 |
56.5 |
32.5 |
19.6 |
12.0 |
2017
|
72.3 |
56.8 |
33.0 |
20.0 |
12.3 |
2018
|
72.6 |
57.1 |
33.5 |
20.4 |
12.6 |
2019
|
72.8 |
57.4 |
33.9 |
20.7 |
12.9 |
2020
|
73.1 |
57.7 |
34.4 |
21.0 |
13.2 |
2021
|
73.4 |
58.0 |
34.9 |
21.3 |
13.5 |
2022
|
73.7 |
58.2 |
35.3 |
21.6 |
13.8 |
2023
|
73.9 |
58.5 |
35.7 |
21.9 |
14.1 |
2024
|
74.2 |
58.8 |
36.2 |
22.3 |
14.4 |