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US Labor Force Participation Rate Falls to 61.4%
United States·Labor Force Participation Rate

The Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 61.4% in July 2026. It is the lowest rate since early 2021, as 264,000 people left the labor force. Excluding the pandemic years 2020 and 2021, the labour force is at its lowest since 1976.

92 days ago
US Labor Force Participation Rate Falls to 61.5%
United States·Labor Force Participation Rate

The Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 61.5% in June 2026. It is the lowest rate since March 2021, as 720,000 people left the labor force. Excluding the pandemic years 2020 and 2021, the labour force is at its lowest since 1976.

128 days ago
United States Labor Force Participation Rate Unchanged
United States·Labor Force Participation Rate

The Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States came at 62.50 percent in January, unchanged from 10-month low in December.

1009 days ago
US Labor Force Participation Rate Lowest in 10-Months
United States·Labor Force Participation Rate

The Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 62.50 percent in December, marking the biggest drop since January 2021. It is the lowest rate in 10 months as 845,000 people left the labor force.

1037 days ago
Australian Participation Rate Hits Record High
Australia·Labor Force Participation Rate

Australia's participation rate increased to 67.0% in August 2023, reaching an all-time high and surpassing the market consensus of 66.7%. The latest figure, together with the high employment-to-population ratio, continued to reflect a tight labor market. The activity rate for men rose to 71.7% from July's 71.5%, while the rate for women increased to 62.5% from 62.4%.

1150 days ago
US Partcipation Rate Rises to 62.8%
United States·Labor Force Participation Rate

The labor force participation rate in the United States rose by 62.8 percent in August of 2023, the highest since February 2020, when the pandemic started to hit. It compares to 62.6 percent in July and market forecasts of 62.6 percent.

1163 days ago
Canada Participation Rate at Record Low
Canada·Labor Force Participation Rate

The labour force participation rate in Canada fell 59.8 percent in April of 2020 from 63.5 percent in the previous month. That was the lowest rate since comparable data became available in 1976.

2374 days ago
US Participation Rate Falls to 47-Year Low
United States·Labor Force Participation Rate

The US labor force participation rate dropped to 60.2 percent in April 2020 from 62.7 percent in the previous month, reflecting the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to contain it. That was the lowest rate since January 1973.

2374 days ago
South Korea Activity Rate Posts Sharpest Annual Drop Since 2009
South Korea·Labor Force Participation Rate

The workforce participation rate in South Korea dropped 0.9 percentage points lower than a year earlier to 62.2 percent in March 2020, the fastest drop since April 2009 during the global financial crisis, as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on labor demand.

2395 days ago
US Labor Force Participation Rate Drops to 62.7%
United States·Labor Force Participation Rate

The labor force participation rate in the US decreased by 0.7 percentage point over the month to 62.7 percent, the lowest since August 2018. Total employment fell by 3.0 million to 155.8 million, and the employment-population ratio, at 60.0 percent, dropped by 1.1 percentage points over the month.

2409 days ago
US Labor Force Participation Rate Highest since 2013
United States·Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States increased to 63.40 percent in January from 63.20 percent in December of 2019. It is the highest participation rate since June 2013.

2465 days ago
Iceland Jobless Rate Rises to 2.6% in June
Iceland·Labor Force Participation Rate

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Iceland increased to 2.6 percent in June of 2016 from 2.2 percent in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons rose 18 percent to 5100, employment decreased 1.9 percent to 188,700 and the labour force went down 1.3 percent to 193,800. A year earlier, the jobless rate was higher at 2.7 percent.

3755 days ago
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