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 38.27%, a 0.32% decline from 2021.
  • labor force participation rate for 2021 was 38.59%, a 0.35% increase from 2020.
  • labor force participation rate for 2020 was 38.23%, a 2.05% decline from 2019.
  • labor force participation rate for 2019 was 40.28%, a 0.22% 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 38.27% -0.32%
2021 38.59% 0.35%
2020 38.23% -2.05%
2019 40.28% -0.22%
2018 40.50% -0.86%
2017 41.37% -0.12%
2016 41.49% 0.77%
2015 40.72% 0.33%
2014 40.38% 0.14%
2013 40.24% 0.74%
2012 39.51% -1.07%
2011 40.57% 0.72%
2010 39.86% -2.28%
2009 42.13% -2.15%
2008 44.29% -0.50%
2007 44.79% -0.31%
2006 45.09% -0.03%
2005 45.12% 0.17%
2004 44.95% -0.04%
2003 44.99% -0.05%
2002 45.04% -0.62%
2001 45.66% -0.90%
2000 46.56% -0.58%
1999 47.14% -1.07%
1998 48.21% -0.68%
1997 48.89% -0.71%
1996 49.60% -0.37%
1995 49.98% -0.15%
1994 50.12% -0.17%
1993 50.29% -0.39%
1992 50.68% -0.62%
1991 51.30% 51.30%
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%