Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States increased to 63.30 percent in October from 63.20 percent in September of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States averaged 62.99 percent from 1950 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 67.30 percent in January of 2000 and a record low of 58.10 percent in December of 1954.

Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States is expected to be 62.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States to stand at 62.70 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Labor Force Participation Rate is projected to trend around 62.90 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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United States Labor Force Participation Rate
Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-08-02 12:30 PM Participation Rate Jul 63% 62.9% 62.9%
2019-09-06 12:30 PM Participation Rate Aug 63.2% 63% 62.9%
2019-10-04 12:30 PM Participation Rate Sep 63.2% 63.2% 63%
2019-11-01 12:30 PM Participation Rate Oct 63.3% 63.2% 63.2% 63%
2019-12-06 01:30 PM Participation Rate Nov 63.3%


United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 3.60 3.50 10.80 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 128.00 180.00 1118.00 -1959.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 131.00 167.00 1092.00 -1766.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls -3.00 13.00 427.00 -260.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls -36.00 -5.00 655.00 -1715.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 227.00 227.00 695.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 1695.00 1692.00 6635.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change 125.00 93.00 360.00 -706.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 158510.00 158269.00 158510.00 57635.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 5855.00 5769.00 15352.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.20 0.00 0.60 -0.20 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.40 34.60 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 63.30 63.20 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.71 0.87 4.40 0.08 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 7.90 8.00 19.50 7.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 112.93 111.95 112.93 17.00 Index Points [+]
Productivity 107.51 107.59 107.59 25.99 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 7095.00 7413.00 7884.00 2157.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 7024.00 7301.00 7626.00 2264.00 Thousand [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 50275.00 41557.00 248475.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 23.70 23.66 23.70 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 22.27 22.29 22.29 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth 5.24 5.26 13.78 -5.88 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.70 0.60 2.00 0.20 percent [+]
Population 327.17 325.15 327.17 76.09 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Employment Rate 61.00 61.00 64.70 55.00 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 131545.00 131094.00 131545.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Living Wage Family 2380.00 2270.00 2380.00 2160.00 USD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1660.00 1560.00 1660.00 1450.00 USD/Month [+]
Part Time Employment 27021.00 27095.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1960.00 1760.00 2340.00 1760.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 4520.00 4330.00 4950.00 4330.00 USD/Month [+]


United States Labor Force Participation Rate

The civilian labor force participation rate is the number of employed and unemployed but looking for a job as a percentage of the population aged 16 years and over. This page 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. United States Labor Force Participation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
63.30 63.20 67.30 58.10 1950 - 2019 percent Monthly
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Country Last Previous
United Kingdom 79.20 Aug/19 79
Netherlands 71.40 Oct/19 71.3
France 71.30 Sep/19 71.6
Indonesia 69.20 Dec/18 69.02
Switzerland 68.40 Jun/19 68.3
Russia 67.90 Jun/19 67.6
Singapore 67.70 Dec/18 67.7
Australia 66.00 Oct/19 66.1
Canada 65.70 Oct/19 65.7
Italy 65.70 Sep/19 65.6
South Korea 63.60 Oct/19 63.5
United States 63.30 Oct/19 63.2
Japan 62.50 Sep/19 62.3
Brazil 62.10 Sep/19 62.1
Germany 61.60 Jun/19 61.5
Mexico 60.10 Sep/19 60.4
South Africa 59.90 Sep/19 59.8
Spain 58.72 Sep/19 58.74
Saudi Arabia 57.90 Jun/19 56.4
Euro Area 57.30 Jun/19 57.1
Turkey 53.10 Aug/19 53.1
India 49.80 Dec/18 50.4
Argentina 47.70 Jun/19 47


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