ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in United States of America
United States of America: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 52.89 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in United States of America, 2005–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United States of America is 52.89 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United States of America peaked at 57.25 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 52 %, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57.25 % | — |
| 2006 | 57.15 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 57.09 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 56.73 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 56.64 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 56.19 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 55.49 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 54.68 % | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 53.7 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 53.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.08 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 53.21 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.98 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.17 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.47 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.55 % | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 52 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 52.22 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.14 % | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 52.89 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.97 % | 56.64 % | 57.25 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.94 % | 52.98 % | 56.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.51 % | 52 % | 53.14 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for United States of America
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.43 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 4.43 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 6.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 22.22 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 21.57 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 22.22 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 21.57 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.04 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 5.04 million million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United States of America?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United States of America was 52.89 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 57.25 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 % in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.