The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with a cool chart today that shows the labor force participation for different age groups over the years. Over the past 20 years, our work force has consistently become older and that isn't projected to change anytime soon. In 1992, more than half of 16-to-19 year olds were working. That fell to just over 30% in 2012 and will be near a quarter in 2022. A similar, but less pronounced drop exists for 20-to-24 year olds. On the other end of the age range, only ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with a cool chart today that shows the labor force participation for different age groups over the years. Over the past 20 years, our work force has consistently become older and that isn't projected to change anytime soon. In 1992, more than half of 16-to-19 year olds were working. That fell to just over 30% in 2012 and will be near a quarter in 2022. A similar, but less pronounced drop exists for 20-to-24 year olds. On the other end of the age range, only ...
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