Participation rate 1960 - 2023

Description	National estimate. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Unit of measure	%

Source: World Bank

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	United States
1960	59.4
1961	59.3
1962	58.8
1963	58.7
1964	58.7
1965	58.9
1966	59.2
1967	59.6
1968	59.6
1969	60.1
1970	60.4
1971	60.2
1972	60.4
1973	60.8
1974	61.3
1975	61.2
1976	61.6
1977	62.3
1978	63.2
1979	63.7
1980	63.8
1981	63.9
1982	64.0
1983	64.0
1984	64.4
1985	64.8
1986	65.3
1987	65.6
1988	65.9
1989	66.5
1990	66.5
1991	66.2
1992	66.4
1993	66.3
1994	66.7
1995	66.7
1996	66.9
1997	67.2
1998	67.1
1999	67.1
2000	67.1
2001	66.8
2002	66.6
2003	66.2
2004	66.0
2005	66.1
2006	66.2
2007	66.0
2008	66.0
2009	65.4
2010	64.7
2011	64.1
2012	63.7
2013	63.3
2014	62.9
2015	62.7
2016	62.8
2017	62.9
2018	62.9
2019	63.1
2020	61.8
2021	61.7
2022	62.2
2023	62.6

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