U.S. Unemployment Rates by Age
and Gender from the Current
Population Survey
(Seasonally Adjusted)

Age and Gender	Oct 99	Sep 99	Oct 98
Total, 16 years and over	4.1	4.2	4.5
--16 to 24 years	10.1	10.1	10.5
--16 to 19 years	13.9	15.0	15.7
--16 to 17 years	15.9	16.3	18.2
--18 to 19 years	12.5	14.1	14.0
--20 to 24 years	7.8	7.2	7.3
--25 years and over	3.0	3.1	3.4
--25 to 54 years	3.1	3.2	3.5
--55 years and over	2.7	2.6	2.7
Men, 16 years and over	4.1	4.0	4.4
--16 to 24 years	10.4	9.9	10.9
--16 to 19 years	14.0	14.9	16.7
--16 to 17 years	14.9	16.6	20.9
--18 to 19 years	13.2	13.4	13.7
--20 to 24 years	8.3	7.0	7.5
--25 years and over	3.0	3.0	3.2
--25 to 54 years	3.0	3.0	3.3
--55 years and over	2.9	3.0	2.9
Women, 16 years and over	4.1	4.4	4.7
--16 to 24 years	9.7	10.2	10.1
--16 to 19 years	13.8	15.0	14.8
--16 to 17 years	16.8	15.9	15.4
--18 to 19 years	11.7	15.0	14.3
--20 to 24 years	7.2	7.3	7.1
--25 years and over	3.0	3.2	3.6
--25 to 54 years	3.1	3.4	3.8
--55 years and over	2.4	2.0	2.5

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