OECD members Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024
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.
- OECD members labor force participation rate for 2022 was 46.21%, a 0.51% increase from 2021.
- OECD members labor force participation rate for 2021 was 45.70%, a 1.64% increase from 2020.
- OECD members labor force participation rate for 2020 was 44.07%, a 2.53% decline from 2019.
- OECD members labor force participation rate for 2019 was 46.60%, a 0.41% increase from 2018.
OECD members Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
2022 |
46.21% |
0.51% |
2021 |
45.70% |
1.64% |
2020 |
44.07% |
-2.53% |
2019 |
46.60% |
0.41% |
2018 |
46.18% |
0.19% |
2017 |
45.99% |
0.05% |
2016 |
45.94% |
0.08% |
2015 |
45.86% |
0.02% |
2014 |
45.84% |
-0.01% |
2013 |
45.85% |
-0.03% |
2012 |
45.88% |
-0.13% |
2011 |
46.01% |
-0.04% |
2010 |
46.05% |
-0.62% |
2009 |
46.66% |
-0.81% |
2008 |
47.47% |
-0.19% |
2007 |
47.66% |
-0.43% |
2006 |
48.09% |
-0.19% |
2005 |
48.28% |
0.17% |
2004 |
48.11% |
-0.38% |
2003 |
48.49% |
-0.71% |
2002 |
49.20% |
-0.62% |
2001 |
49.82% |
-0.60% |
2000 |
50.43% |
-0.20% |
1999 |
50.63% |
-0.09% |
1998 |
50.72% |
0.06% |
1997 |
50.66% |
-0.32% |
1996 |
50.98% |
-0.50% |
1995 |
51.48% |
-0.52% |
1994 |
52.01% |
-0.08% |
1993 |
52.08% |
-0.86% |
1992 |
52.94% |
-0.63% |
1991 |
53.57% |
-0.51% |
1990 |
54.08% |
-0.51% |