Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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.
  • labor force participation rate for 2022 was 29.46%, a 0.11% increase from 2021.
  • labor force participation rate for 2021 was 29.35%, a 1.09% decline from 2020.
  • labor force participation rate for 2020 was 30.45%, a 1.97% decline from 2019.
  • labor force participation rate for 2019 was 32.42%, a 0.24% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 29.46% 0.11%
2021 29.35% -1.09%
2020 30.45% -1.97%
2019 32.42% -0.24%
2018 32.66% -0.41%
2017 33.07% 0.70%
2016 32.38% 0.19%
2015 32.19% 0.08%
2014 32.11% 0.52%
2013 31.59% -0.04%
2012 31.62% 0.27%
2011 31.36% -1.01%
2010 32.36% 0.22%
2009 32.14% 0.15%
2008 31.99% 0.00%
2007 31.99% -0.58%
2006 32.57% -0.78%
2005 33.35% -1.33%
2004 34.68% -0.58%
2003 35.26% -1.88%
2002 37.14% -2.06%
2001 39.19% -0.01%
2000 39.20% -0.05%
1999 39.25% -1.21%
1998 40.47% -0.35%
1997 40.82% -2.20%
1996 43.02% -1.73%
1995 44.75% -1.39%
1994 46.14% -0.96%
1993 47.10% -1.58%
1992 48.69% 0.18%
1991 48.51% 48.51%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%