Table D-2.  Annual Civilian Unemployment Rate by Age Group, 1973-2008
	CIVILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
YEAR	16 YEARS AND OVER		16-19 YEAR-OLDS		20-24 YEAR-OLDS		16-24 YEAR-OLDS
1973	4.9%		14.5%		7.8%		10.5%
1974	5.6%		16.0%		9.1%		11.9%
1975	8.5%		19.9%		13.6%		16.1%
1976	7.7%		19.0%		12.0%		14.7%
1977	7.1%		17.8%		11.0%		13.6%
1978	6.1%		16.4%		9.6%		12.3%
1979	5.8%		16.1%		9.1%		11.8%
1980	7.1%		17.8%		11.5%		13.9%
1981	7.6%		19.6%		12.3%		14.9%
1982	9.7%		23.2%		14.9%		17.8%
1983	9.6%		22.4%		14.5%		17.2%
1984	7.5%		18.9%		11.5%		13.9%
1985	7.2%		18.6%		11.1%		13.6%
1986	7.0%		18.3%		10.7%		13.3%
1987	6.2%		16.9%		9.7%		12.2%
1988	5.5%		15.3%		8.7%		11.0%
1989	5.3%		15.0%		8.6%		10.9%
1990	5.6%		15.5%		8.8%		11.2%
1991	6.8%		18.7%		10.8%		13.4%
1992	7.5%		20.1%		11.4%		14.2%
1993	6.9%		19.0%		10.5%		13.4%
1994	6.1%		17.6%		9.7%		12.5%
1995	5.6%		17.3%		9.1%		12.1%
1996	5.4%		16.7%		9.3%		12.0%
1997	4.9%		16.0%		8.5%		11.3%
1998	4.5%		14.6%		7.9%		10.4%
1999	4.2%		13.9%		7.5%		9.9%
2000	4.0%		13.1%		7.2%		9.3%
2001	4.7%		14.7%		8.3%		10.6%
2002	5.8%		16.5%		9.7%		12.0%
2003	6.0%		17.5%		10.0%		12.4%
2004	5.5%		17.0%		9.4%		11.8%
2005	5.1%		16.6%		8.8%		11.3%
2006	4.6%		15.4%		8.2%		10.5%
2007	4.6%		15.7%		8.2%		10.5%
2008	5.8%		18.7%		10.2%		12.8%
Source: Data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.