Table D-2.  Annual Civilian Unemployment Rate by Age Group, 1973-2011
	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
Source: Data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.