Table 2.
Input: age- and sex-specific labor force participation, earnings, and non-wage productivity in the United States.
| Age group, years | 2017 labor force participation, % | 2017 median weekly wage, $ ( 26 ) | 2016 annual value of non-market productivity, $ ( 28 ) a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| 15 to 16b | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| 16 to 17 | 23.0 | 26.3 | 459 | 402 | 8,169 | 14,489 |
| 18 to 19 | 48.2 | 47.2 | 459 | 402 | 8,169 | 14,489 |
| 20 to 24 | 74.1 | 68.5 | 570 | 514 | 8,169 | 14,489 |
| 25 to 29 | 87.5 | 76.4 | 821 | 724 | 19,097 | 33,087 |
| 30 to 34 | 90.2 | 74.5 | 821 | 724 | 19,097 | 33,087 |
| 35 to 39 | 90.9 | 74.3 | 1,062 | 860 | 25,117 | 35,822 |
| 40 to 44 | 90.5 | 75.7 | 1,062 | 860 | 25,117 | 35,822 |
| 45 to 49 | 88.3 | 75.8 | 1,103 | 855 | 19,318 | 25,261 |
| 50 to 54 | 84.6 | 73.2 | 1,103 | 855 | 19,318 | 25,261 |
| 55 to 59 | 78.0 | 66.2 | 1,098 | 856 | 16,760 | 23,079 |
| 60 to 64 | 62.4 | 51.0 | 1,098 | 856 | 16,760 | 23,079 |
| 65 to 69 | 37.3 | 27.9 | 1,016 | 782 | 17,676 | 22,914 |
| 70 to 74 | 23.7 | 16.2 | 1,016 | 782 | 17,676 | 22,914 |
| 75+ | 11.5 | 6.0 | 1,016 | 782 | 11,896 | 13,515 |
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; US, United States; WONDER, Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research.
a
Non-market productivity inflated to 2017 US dollars.
b
The 15–16 years age group is included in this table because the CDC WONDER database reports deaths starting at age 15 years. However, no labor force participation data were available for this age group (values were assumed to be 0).