Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2025

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • labor force participation rate for 2023 was 36.40%, a 0.7% increase from 2022.
  • labor force participation rate for 2022 was 35.71%, a 0.36% increase from 2021.
  • labor force participation rate for 2021 was 35.35%, a 0.29% increase from 2020.
  • labor force participation rate for 2020 was 35.06%, a 1.1% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 36.40% 0.70%
2022 35.71% 0.36%
2021 35.35% 0.29%
2020 35.06% -1.10%
2019 36.17% -0.47%
2018 36.64% -0.51%
2017 37.15% -0.42%
2016 37.57% -0.43%
2015 37.99% -0.44%
2014 38.43% -0.54%
2013 38.98% -0.39%
2012 39.36% -0.43%
2011 39.80% -0.70%
2010 40.50% -0.71%
2009 41.21% -0.73%
2008 41.94% -0.77%
2007 42.71% -0.66%
2006 43.37% -0.55%
2005 43.92% -0.52%
2004 44.44% -0.12%
2003 44.56% -0.38%
2002 44.94% -0.32%
2001 45.25% -0.46%
2000 45.71% -0.34%
1999 46.05% 0.15%
1998 45.89% -0.10%
1997 46.00% -0.19%
1996 46.19% -0.16%
1995 46.34% -0.16%
1994 46.50% 0.17%
1993 46.33% -0.42%
1992 46.75% -0.14%
1991 46.89% -0.14%