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CHART 2.4

Labor force participation rates for youth, 2005

  • Labor force participation rates varied far more for teenagers than for persons ages 20 to 24, ranging from 9.1 percent (the Republic of Korea) to 60.6 percent (Australia).

  • Persons ages 20 to 24 participated in the labor market to a much greater extent than teenagers.

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Chart of Labor force participation rates for youth, 2005

NOTE: Teenagers are defined as persons ages 15 to 19 or ages 16 to 19.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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