Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States decreased to 62.30 percent in June from 62.40 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate for Indiana (LBSSA18) from Jan 1976 to Jun 2025 about participation, IN, labor force, labor, rate, and USA.

In 2024, around **** percent of the male population and **** percent of the female population aged 15 years and above in Japan were in the workforce nationally. The labor force participation rate among women reached the highest share since 1973. Female employment rate Japan’s employment rate, the share of people who are employed among the total population aged 15 years and above, rose to **** percent in the same year. It was mainly a higher share of ***** in employment that contributed to the overall increase in the employment rate in 2024. Despite the female employment rate reaching an all-time high, a significantly larger share of women, over **** of female employees, were in non-regular employment, such as part-time and temporary work. Distinctive work patterns of women shaped by Japan’s labor market and corporate culture are one of the reasons for its gender gap when it comes to equal economic participation. Women’s work patterns One of these work patterns is the M-shaped curve of female labor participation. The curve reflects the trend that female labor force participation peaks in the age group of ** to **-year-olds and then falls, as women drop out of the workforce upon life events such as marriage and childbirth, only to reenter the workforce at a later stage. This curve has gradually flattened in recent years, as fewer women left the workforce in their ********. However, the so-called L-shaped curve of women in regular employment suggests that instead, fewer women stay in regular employment. The percentage of women working in regular full-time jobs peaks in the age bracket of ** to **-year-olds and then declines steadily. This makes women less likely to enter leadership positions.

Labor force participation rates among youth worldwide fell since 2000, dropping from over ** percent in 2000 to ** percent in 2023. The decline must be seen in relation with increasing levels of development, which usually comes with increasing education and hence, lower youth employment.

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The global labor force participation rate fell by 0.8 percentage points between 2014 and 2024. This is explained by structural changes in low- and middle-income countries, such as more young adults entering higher education. On the contrary, the labor force participation rate fell in high-income countries due to aging populations.

The labor force participation rate of men in Argentina remained stable around 74 and 75 percent between 1990 and 2006. However, from that year onwards, it took a slightly decreasing trend, falling to 70 percent in 2020. In the case of women, while the labor participation rate grew considerably during the 90s, it fell throughout the 2000s and ranged around 48 and 50 percent in the following years. In 2023, only half of the adult Argentinian women were economically active.

This dataset contains US Employment and Unemployment rates since 1940. US unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3 percent in July 2017, matching a 16-year low touched in May. The number of unemployed persons was little changed at 7.0 million while the labor force participation rate edged up to 62.9 percent.

Youth labor force participation rates worldwide fell in most world regions since 2000. The decline was particularly remarkable in Eastern as well as South Asia. This is explained by the tendency that more people enter secondary education once countries begin to develop. The opposite trends could thus be observed regarding enrollment in secondary education in these two regions.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - High School Graduates, No College, 25 Yrs. & over (LNS11327660) from Jan 1992 to Jul 2025 about secondary schooling, secondary, 25 years +, participation, tertiary schooling, education, labor force, labor, household survey, rate, and USA.

Overall, the participation rate in Smiths Falls, ON is declining at a rate of 0.43% per year over the past 15 years from 2001 to 2016. In the last two census, its participation rates declined by 3.2%, an average growth rate of -0.64% per year from 2011 to 2016. A decrease in participation rate means the proportion of the working population in Smiths Falls, ON is lower than in the past.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Iceland decreased to 81.10 percent in May from 81.40 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Iceland Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - Men (LNS11300001) from Jan 1948 to Jun 2025 about males, participation, 16 years +, labor force, labor, household survey, rate, and USA.

The statistic above represents the labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and older in the United States from 1900 to 2014. The labor force participation rate fell from ** percent in 1900 to ** percent in 2014.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate for California (LBSNSA06) from Jan 1976 to Jun 2025 about participation, labor force, CA, labor, rate, and USA.

Unemployment Rate in the United States decreased to 4.10 percent in June from 4.20 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Between 2023 and 2050, the labor force participation rate (LFPR) for the working-age population (aged 15 and older) in East Asia was forecasted to fall by more than **** percentage points. Notably, the LFPRs for the population aged 25-54 were forecasted the drop across sub-regions in Asia-Pacific, except in South Asia whose LFPR of this age group would increase by around *** percentage point during this time period.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - Women (LNS11300002) from Jan 1948 to Jun 2025 about females, participation, 16 years +, labor force, labor, household survey, rate, and USA.

Labor Force Participation Rate in South Korea decreased to 65.40 percent in June from 65.60 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - South Korea Labor Force Participation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Overall, the unemployment rate in Smiths Falls, ON is growing at a rate of 0.16% per year over the past 15 years from 2001 to 2016. In the last two census, its unemployment rates grew by 0.3%, an average growth rate of 0.06% per year from 2011 to 2016. A growing unemployment rate signals that there is a higher level of competition between job applicants so obtaining a job becomes more difficult.