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Basic Info

US Labor Force Participation Rate is at 62.70%, compared to 62.50% last month and 62.60% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 62.84%.

The US Labor Force Participation Rate, provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is the sum of total number of employed persons and unemployed persons looking for work in the United States as a percentage of the working age population. Historically, there has been a negative trend from the 2000s of 67.10% participation to the 2010s 62.50% participation as the baby-boomer age group has begun shifting out of the working age population. Also, In particularly dire economic conditions, the labor force participation rate can drop as people give up looking for work.

Stats

Last Value 62.70%
Latest Period Mar 2024
Last Updated Apr 5 2024, 08:34 EDT
Next Release May 3 2024, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 62.84%
Average Growth Rate 0.10%
Value from Last Month 62.50%
Change from Last Month 0.32%
Value from 1 Year Ago 62.60%
Change from 1 Year Ago 0.16%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
March 31, 2024 62.70%
February 29, 2024 62.50%
January 31, 2024 62.50%
December 31, 2023 62.50%
November 30, 2023 62.80%
October 31, 2023 62.70%
September 30, 2023 62.80%
August 31, 2023 62.80%
July 31, 2023 62.60%
June 30, 2023 62.60%
May 31, 2023 62.60%
April 30, 2023 62.60%
March 31, 2023 62.60%
February 28, 2023 62.50%
January 31, 2023 62.40%
December 31, 2022 62.30%
November 30, 2022 62.10%
October 31, 2022 62.30%
September 30, 2022 62.30%
August 31, 2022 62.40%
July 31, 2022 62.10%
June 30, 2022 62.20%
May 31, 2022 62.30%
April 30, 2022 62.20%
March 31, 2022 62.30%
Date Value
February 28, 2022 62.20%
January 31, 2022 62.20%
December 31, 2021 62.00%
November 30, 2021 61.90%
October 31, 2021 61.80%
September 30, 2021 61.70%
August 31, 2021 61.70%
July 31, 2021 61.80%
June 30, 2021 61.70%
May 31, 2021 61.50%
April 30, 2021 61.60%
March 31, 2021 61.50%
February 28, 2021 61.40%
January 31, 2021 61.30%
December 31, 2020 61.50%
November 30, 2020 61.50%
October 31, 2020 61.60%
September 30, 2020 61.40%
August 31, 2020 61.70%
July 31, 2020 61.50%
June 30, 2020 61.40%
May 31, 2020 60.80%
April 30, 2020 60.20%
March 31, 2020 62.70%
February 29, 2020 63.40%

Basic Info

US Labor Force Participation Rate is at 62.70%, compared to 62.50% last month and 62.60% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 62.84%.

The US Labor Force Participation Rate, provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is the sum of total number of employed persons and unemployed persons looking for work in the United States as a percentage of the working age population. Historically, there has been a negative trend from the 2000s of 67.10% participation to the 2010s 62.50% participation as the baby-boomer age group has begun shifting out of the working age population. Also, In particularly dire economic conditions, the labor force participation rate can drop as people give up looking for work.

Stats

Last Value 62.70%
Latest Period Mar 2024
Last Updated Apr 5 2024, 08:34 EDT
Next Release May 3 2024, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 62.84%
Average Growth Rate 0.10%
Value from Last Month 62.50%
Change from Last Month 0.32%
Value from 1 Year Ago 62.60%
Change from 1 Year Ago 0.16%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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