U.S. 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.
- U.S. labor force participation rate for 2022 was 50.53%, a 0.04% increase from 2021.
- U.S. labor force participation rate for 2021 was 50.49%, a 1.47% increase from 2020.
- U.S. labor force participation rate for 2020 was 49.02%, a 1.79% decline from 2019.
- U.S. labor force participation rate for 2019 was 50.81%, a 0.6% increase from 2018.
| U.S. Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 | Annual Change |
| 2022 | 50.53% | 0.04% |
| 2021 | 50.49% | 1.47% |
| 2020 | 49.02% | -1.79% |
| 2019 | 50.81% | 0.60% |
| 2018 | 50.20% | -0.24% |
| 2017 | 50.44% | 0.27% |
| 2016 | 50.17% | 0.16% |
| 2015 | 50.01% | -0.01% |
| 2014 | 50.02% | -0.04% |
| 2013 | 50.06% | 0.15% |
| 2012 | 49.91% | -0.07% |
| 2011 | 49.99% | -0.19% |
| 2010 | 50.17% | -1.55% |
| 2009 | 51.72% | -1.75% |
| 2008 | 53.47% | -0.55% |
| 2007 | 54.02% | -1.13% |
| 2006 | 55.15% | -0.14% |
| 2005 | 55.30% | -0.33% |
| 2004 | 55.63% | -0.38% |
| 2003 | 56.01% | -1.57% |
| 2002 | 57.58% | -1.14% |
| 2001 | 58.71% | -1.17% |
| 2000 | 59.88% | 0.30% |
| 1999 | 59.58% | -0.34% |
| 1998 | 59.92% | 0.14% |
| 1997 | 59.78% | -0.02% |
| 1996 | 59.80% | -0.68% |
| 1995 | 60.48% | -0.09% |
| 1994 | 60.58% | 0.40% |
| 1993 | 60.18% | -0.05% |
| 1992 | 60.23% | 0.09% |
| 1991 | 60.14% | 60.14% |
| 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% |