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 52.01%, a 1.94% increase from 2021.
  • labor force participation rate for 2021 was 50.08%, a 0.02% decline from 2020.
  • labor force participation rate for 2020 was 50.09%, a 1.1% decline from 2019.
  • labor force participation rate for 2019 was 51.19%, a 0.25% increase 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 52.01% 1.94%
2021 50.08% -0.02%
2020 50.09% -1.10%
2019 51.19% 0.25%
2018 50.94% 0.02%
2017 50.92% -0.19%
2016 51.11% 0.26%
2015 50.84% 0.52%
2014 50.32% 0.15%
2013 50.17% 0.06%
2012 50.12% 0.17%
2011 49.95% 0.12%
2010 49.83% 0.16%
2009 49.66% 0.34%
2008 49.32% 0.14%
2007 49.18% 0.15%
2006 49.03% 0.10%
2005 48.93% -0.43%
2004 49.36% -0.46%
2003 49.82% -0.48%
2002 50.29% -0.14%
2001 50.44% -0.09%
2000 50.53% -0.07%
1999 50.60% -0.35%
1998 50.94% -0.41%
1997 51.35% -0.36%
1996 51.71% -0.28%
1995 52.00% -0.28%
1994 52.28% -0.33%
1993 52.60% -0.02%
1992 52.62% -0.40%
1991 53.03% 53.03%
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%