Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States increased to 62.30 percent in August from 62.20 percent in July 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.

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In June 2025, about 62.3 percent of the United States civilian labor force participated in the job market. Civilian labor force is a term used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to describe the subset of Americans who have jobs or are seeking a job, are at least 16 years old, are not serving in the military and are not institutionalized. In other words, all Americans who are eligible to work in the everyday U.S. economy.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - 55 Yrs. & over (LNU01324230) from Jan 1948 to Aug 2025 about 55 years +, participation, civilian, labor force, labor, household survey, rate, and USA.

Key information about United States Labour Force Participation Rate

• United States Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 62.3 % in Feb 2025, compared with 62.3 % in the previous month.
• US Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1948 to Feb 2025, with an average rate of 62.9 % .
• The data reached the an all-time high of 68.1 % in Jul 1997 and a record low of 57.2 % in Jan 1948.
• US Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• In the latest reports, US Population reached 341.2 million people in Dec 2024.
• Unemployment Rate of US increased to 4.1 % in Feb 2025.
• The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 4,900.8 USD in Feb 2025.

This graph shows the civilian labor force participation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023. In 2023, about 62.6 percent of the American population, eligible to work, participated in the job market.

This dataset provides values for LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - Men (LNU01300001) from Jan 1948 to Aug 2025 about males, participation, civilian, labor force, 16 years +, labor, household survey, rate, and USA.

This graph shows the unadjusted female labor force participation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023. In 2023, about 57.3 percent of the female labor force participated in the job market.

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population that is either employed or unemployed (that is, either working or actively seeking work). People with jobs are employed. People who are jobless, looking for a job, and available for work are unemployed. The labor force is made up of the employed and the unemployed. People who are neither employed nor unemployed are not in the labor force.

United States - Labor Force Participation Rate was 62.50% in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Labor Force Participation Rate reached a record high of 68.10 in July of 1997 and a record low of 57.20 in January of 1948. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Labor Force Participation Rate - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

Labor force participation rate is the percent of persons classified as employed or unemployed as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population. The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces industry estimates of nonfarm payroll employment as part of the Current Population Survey. Employment data are seasonally adjusted to remove the effects of normal seasonal variation.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - Native Born, Men (LNU01373414) from Jan 2007 to Aug 2025 about native born, males, participation, civilian, labor force, 16 years +, labor, household survey, rate, and USA.

This statistic shows the labor force participation rate in the United States in 2023 according to age and gender. In 2023, men in the U.S. had a higher labor force participation rate than women in every age category except for workers between the age of 16 and 19. The highest rate was among men between 35 and 44 years old, with a participation rate of **** percent in 2023.

This dataset contains non-seasonally adjusted California Labor Force Participation Rate by age groups, from the Current Population Survey (CPS). The age group ranges are as follows: 16-19; 20-24; 25-34; 35-44; 45-54; 55-64; 65+. This data is based on a 12-month moving average.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - Women (LNU01300002) from Jan 1948 to Aug 2025 about females, participation, civilian, labor force, 16 years +, labor, household survey, rate, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate for Alabama (LBSNSA01) from Jan 1976 to Aug 2025 about AL, participation, labor force, labor, rate, and USA.

Labor force participation in the U.S. is expected to decline the most drastically in the ** to 19-year-old age group. Participation rates have and are projected to hold steady for 25-to-54-year olds. The labor force participation rate is expected to increase to **** percent by 2033 for those aged 65 to 74, as the retirement age in the U.S. increases from ** to **. Interestingly, participation for those ** and older is expected to nearly double between 2003 and 2033.

Labor Force Participation Rate in India remained unchanged at 50.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 50.40 percent in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - India Labor Force Participation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, the participation rate of persons with a disability in the labor force was 24.2 percent in the United States. This was an increase from the previous year, when the participation rate of persons with a disability in the civilian labor force was at 23.1 percent. The disability section of the Current Population Survey (CPS) is a set of six questions to identify persons have physical, mental, or emotional conditions that cause serious difficulty with their daily activities.