This graph shows the civilian labor force in the United States from 1990 to 2023. In 2023, the number of people who had jobs or were seeking employment amounted to about 167.12 million.

In October 2024, the civilian labor force amounted to 168.48 million people in the United States. The term civilian labor force is 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.

Employment Rate in the United States decreased to 59.90 percent in February from 60.10 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This data package includes the underlying data and files to replicate the calculations, charts, and tables presented in Active Labor Market Policies: Lessons from Other Countries for the United States, PIIE Working paper 19-2.

If you use the data, please cite as: Bown, Chad P, and Caroline Freund. (2019). Active Labor Market Policies: Lessons from Other Countries for the United States. PIIE Working paper 19-2. Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Total: From 15 to 74 Years for United States (LFAC74TTUSM647S) from Jan 1981 to Feb 2025 about 15 to 74 years, labor force, labor, personal, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Not in Labor Force (LNS15000000) from Jan 1975 to Feb 2025 about 16 years +, labor force, labor, household survey, and USA.

In 2024, about 74.86 million men were employed on a full-time basis in the United States. This was a decrease from the previous year when the total number of full-time employed men in the U.S. came to 75.5 million.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - Men (LNS11300001) from Jan 1948 to Feb 2025 about males, participation, 16 years +, 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.

In 2024, there were approximately 10.5 million men employed on a part-time basis in the United States. This was an increase from the previous year, when there were ten million part-time employed men.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Participation Rate Female: From 15 to 64 Years for United States (LRAC64FEUSM156S) from Jan 1977 to Feb 2025 about 15 to 64 years, females, participation, labor force, labor, rate, and USA.

LABOR MARKET ENGAGEMENT INDEXSummary

The labor market engagement index provides a summary description of the relative intensity of labor market engagement and human capital in a neighborhood. This is based upon the level of employment, labor force participation, and educational attainment in a census tract (i). Formally, the labor market index is a linear combination of three standardized vectors: unemployment rate (u), labor-force participation rate (l), and percent with a bachelor’s degree or higher (b), using the following formula:

Where means and standard errors are estimated over the national distribution. Also, the value for the standardized unemployment rate is multiplied by -1.

Interpretation

Values are percentile ranked nationally and range from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the higher the labor force participation and human capital in a neighborhood.

Data Source: American Community Survey, 2011-2015Related AFFH-T Local Government, PHA and State Tables/Maps: Table 12; Map 9.

To learn more about the Labor Market Engagement Index visit: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/affh ; https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/FHEO/documents/AFFH-T-Data-Documentation-AFFHT0006-July-2020.pdf, for questions about the spatial attribution of this dataset, please reach out to us at GISHelpdesk@hud.gov. Date of Coverage: 07/2020

United States Labour Force Participation Rate: Age 60 to 64 data was reported at 57.000 % in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 57.600 % for May 2018. United States Labour Force Participation Rate: Age 60 to 64 data is updated monthly, averaging 46.900 % from Jun 1976 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 505 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.800 % in Feb 2018 and a record low of 42.000 % in Jul 1988. United States Labour Force Participation Rate: Age 60 to 64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G008: Current Population Survey: Labour Force.

United States Labour Market Conditions Index: Momentum data was reported at -0.271 Index in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.176 Index for Jan 2025. United States Labour Market Conditions Index: Momentum data is updated monthly, averaging 0.065 Index from Jan 1992 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 398 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.599 Index in Jul 2020 and a record low of -10.926 Index in Apr 2020. United States Labour Market Conditions Index: Momentum data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G118: Labour Market Conditions Indicators.

United States - Labor Force Participation Rate was 62.40% in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Labor Force Participation Rate reached a record high of 67.30 in January of 2000 and a record low of 58.10 in December of 1954. 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 March of 2025.

United States Labor Force: Native Born data was reported at 136,874.000 Person th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 136,507.000 Person th for Jan 2025. United States Labor Force: Native Born data is updated monthly, averaging 131,800.000 Person th from Jan 2007 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 218 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 137,484.000 Person th in Jul 2023 and a record low of 128,019.000 Person th in Jan 2011. United States Labor Force: Native Born data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G023: Current Population Survey: Labour Force.

This table contains 8 series, with data for years 1948 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: United States ...) Components (8 items: Total population including armed forces overseas (raw); Total civilian employment; Civilian employment; agriculture; Civilian labor force ...).

United States Labour Force Participation Rate: Male: Age 25 & Over data was reported at 71.400 % in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 71.800 % for May 2018. United States Labour Force Participation Rate: Male: Age 25 & Over data is updated monthly, averaging 77.500 % from Jan 1948 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 846 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 89.500 % in Nov 1948 and a record low of 71.100 % in Jan 2018. United States Labour Force Participation Rate: Male: Age 25 & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G008: Current Population Survey: Labour Force.

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

In 2023, it was estimated that over 161 million Americans were in some form of employment, while 3.64 percent of the total workforce was unemployed. This was the lowest unemployment rate since the 1950s, although these figures are expected to rise in 2023 and beyond. 1980s-2010s Since the 1980s, the total United States labor force has generally risen as the population has grown, however, the annual average unemployment rate has fluctuated significantly, usually increasing in times of crisis, before falling more slowly during periods of recovery and economic stability. For example, unemployment peaked at 9.7 percent during the early 1980s recession, which was largely caused by the ripple effects of the Iranian Revolution on global oil prices and inflation. Other notable spikes came during the early 1990s; again, largely due to inflation caused by another oil shock, and during the early 2000s recession. The Great Recession then saw the U.S. unemployment rate soar to 9.6 percent, following the collapse of the U.S. housing market and its impact on the banking sector, and it was not until 2016 that unemployment returned to pre-recession levels. 2020s 2019 had marked a decade-long low in unemployment, before the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic saw the sharpest year-on-year increase in unemployment since the Great Depression, and the total number of workers fell by almost 10 million people. Despite the continuation of the pandemic in the years that followed, alongside the associated supply-chain issues and onset of the inflation crisis, unemployment reached just 3.67 percent in 2022 - current projections are for this figure to rise in 2023 and the years that follow, although these forecasts are subject to change if recent years are anything to go by.