Figure 6. Labor force participation rate, men ages 25–54, 1969–2019 and 2019–29 projected
Year	Rate
1969	96.1
1970	95.8
1971	95.5
1972	95.1
1973	95.0
1974	94.7
1975	94.4
1976	94.2
1977	94.2
1978	94.3
1979	94.4
1980	94.2
1981	94.1
1982	94.0
1983	93.8
1984	93.9
1985	93.9
1986	93.8
1987	93.7
1988	93.6
1989	93.7
1990	93.4
1991	93.1
1992	93.0
1993	92.6
1994	91.7
1995	91.6
1996	91.8
1997	91.8
1998	91.8
1999	91.7
2000	91.6
2001	91.3
2002	91.0
2003	90.6
2004	90.5
2005	90.5
2006	90.6
2007	90.9
2008	90.5
2009	89.7
2010	89.3
2011	88.7
2012	88.7
2013	88.4
2014	88.2
2015	88.3
2016	88.5
2017	88.6
2018	89.0
2019	89.1
2020 projected	89.0
2021 projected	88.8
2022 projected	88.6
2023 projected	88.4
2024 projected	88.3
2025 projected	88.1
2026 projected	87.9
2027 projected	87.7
2028 projected	87.5
2029 projected	87.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.