Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in United States of America
United States of America: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 56.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in United States of America, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in United States of America is 56.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in United States of America peaked at 75.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2020.
That places United States of America 39th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.7% | — |
| 1961 | 70.8% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 70.0% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 69.1% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 68.8% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 68.3% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 71.3% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 72.9% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 72.4% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 74.1% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 74.9% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 74.4% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 73.7% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 72.6% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 72.3% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 71.8% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 70.4% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 70.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 68.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 56.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.5% | 68.3% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.6% | 69.4% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 72.3% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 68.0% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 58.5% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 55.9% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 54.6% | 56.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 36 Isle of Man 57.6% compare
- 37 Sweden 57.2% compare
- 38 Peru 56.5% compare
- 40 Germany 56.2% compare
- 41 El Salvador 56.1% compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 56.0% compare
More work & labour data for United States of America
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in United States of America?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in United States of America was 56.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- United States of America ranks 39th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.