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 39.62%, a 0.96% increase from 2021.
  • labor force participation rate for 2021 was 38.67%, a 0.46% increase from 2020.
  • labor force participation rate for 2020 was 38.21%, a 1.93% decline from 2019.
  • labor force participation rate for 2019 was 40.14%, a 0.05% 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 39.62% 0.96%
2021 38.67% 0.46%
2020 38.21% -1.93%
2019 40.14% -0.05%
2018 40.19% -0.09%
2017 40.27% -0.15%
2016 40.43% 0.04%
2015 40.39% 0.00%
2014 40.39% -0.17%
2013 40.56% 0.16%
2012 40.40% -0.59%
2011 40.99% -0.05%
2010 41.04% -0.51%
2009 41.55% -0.29%
2008 41.83% 0.52%
2007 41.32% 0.00%
2006 41.32% -0.28%
2005 41.60% -0.21%
2004 41.81% -0.27%
2003 42.08% -0.91%
2002 42.99% -0.41%
2001 43.41% -0.88%
2000 44.29% -0.63%
1999 44.92% 0.90%
1998 44.02% -0.46%
1997 44.48% -1.24%
1996 45.72% -1.07%
1995 46.79% -0.90%
1994 47.69% -0.59%
1993 48.28% -1.67%
1992 49.94% -0.60%
1991 50.54% 50.54%
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%