Table D-2.  Annual Civilian Unemployment Rate by Age Group, 1973-2012

               
CIVILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
YEAR 16 YEARS AND OVER   16-24 YEAR-OLDS   16-19 YEAR-OLDS   20-24 YEAR-OLDS
1973 4.9 10.5 14.5 7.8
1974 5.6 11.9 16.0 9.1
1975 8.5 16.1 19.9 13.6
1976 7.7 14.7 19.0 12.0
1977 7.1 13.6 17.8 11.0
1978 6.1 12.3 16.4 9.6
1979 5.8 11.8 16.1 9.1
1980 7.1 13.9 17.8 11.5
1981 7.6 14.9 19.6 12.3
1982 9.7 17.8 23.2 14.9
1983 9.6 17.2 22.4 14.5
1984 7.5 13.9 18.9 11.5
1985 7.2 13.6 18.6 11.1
1986 7.0 13.3 18.3 10.7
1987 6.2 12.2 16.9 9.7
1988 5.5 11.0 15.3 8.7
1989 5.3 10.9 15.0 8.6
1990 5.6 11.2 15.5 8.8
1991 6.8 13.4 18.7 10.8
1992 7.5 14.2 20.1 11.4
1993 6.9 13.4 19.0 10.5
1994 6.1 12.5 17.6 9.7
1995 5.6 12.1 17.3 9.1
1996 5.4 12.0 16.7 9.3
1997 4.9 11.3 16.0 8.5
1998 4.5 10.4 14.6 7.9
1999 4.2 9.9 13.9 7.5
2000 4.0 9.3 13.1 7.2
2001 4.7 10.6 14.7 8.3
2002 5.8 12.0 16.5 9.7
2003 6.0 12.4 17.5 10.0
2004 5.5 11.8 17.0 9.4
2005 5.1 11.3 16.6 8.8
2006 4.6 10.5 15.4 8.2
2007 4.6 10.5 15.7 8.2
2008 5.8 12.8 18.7 10.2
2009 9.3 17.6 24.3 14.8
2010 9.6 18.4 25.9 15.5
2011 8.9 17.3 24.4 14.6
2012 8.1 16.2 24.0 13.3
   
      Source: Data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.