Jobs day
Labor force participation rate for workers ages 16 and over, 1989-2020
Date | Labor force participation rate |
---|---|
Jan-1989 | 66.5 |
Feb-1989 | 66.3 |
Mar-1989 | 66.3 |
Apr-1989 | 66.4 |
May-1989 | 66.3 |
Jun-1989 | 66.5 |
Jul-1989 | 66.5 |
Aug-1989 | 66.5 |
Sep-1989 | 66.4 |
Oct-1989 | 66.5 |
Nov-1989 | 66.6 |
Dec-1989 | 66.5 |
Jan-1990 | 66.8 |
Feb-1990 | 66.7 |
Mar-1990 | 66.7 |
Apr-1990 | 66.6 |
May-1990 | 66.6 |
Jun-1990 | 66.4 |
Jul-1990 | 66.5 |
Aug-1990 | 66.5 |
Sep-1990 | 66.4 |
Oct-1990 | 66.4 |
Nov-1990 | 66.4 |
Dec-1990 | 66.4 |
Jan-1991 | 66.2 |
Feb-1991 | 66.2 |
Mar-1991 | 66.3 |
Apr-1991 | 66.4 |
May-1991 | 66.2 |
Jun-1991 | 66.2 |
Jul-1991 | 66.1 |
Aug-1991 | 66 |
Sep-1991 | 66.2 |
Oct-1991 | 66.1 |
Nov-1991 | 66.1 |
Dec-1991 | 66 |
Jan-1992 | 66.3 |
Feb-1992 | 66.2 |
Mar-1992 | 66.4 |
Apr-1992 | 66.5 |
May-1992 | 66.6 |
Jun-1992 | 66.7 |
Jul-1992 | 66.7 |
Aug-1992 | 66.6 |
Sep-1992 | 66.5 |
Oct-1992 | 66.2 |
Nov-1992 | 66.3 |
Dec-1992 | 66.3 |
Jan-1993 | 66.2 |
Feb-1993 | 66.2 |
Mar-1993 | 66.2 |
Apr-1993 | 66.1 |
May-1993 | 66.4 |
Jun-1993 | 66.5 |
Jul-1993 | 66.4 |
Aug-1993 | 66.4 |
Sep-1993 | 66.2 |
Oct-1993 | 66.3 |
Nov-1993 | 66.3 |
Dec-1993 | 66.4 |
Jan-1994 | 66.6 |
Feb-1994 | 66.6 |
Mar-1994 | 66.5 |
Apr-1994 | 66.5 |
May-1994 | 66.6 |
Jun-1994 | 66.4 |
Jul-1994 | 66.4 |
Aug-1994 | 66.6 |
Sep-1994 | 66.6 |
Oct-1994 | 66.7 |
Nov-1994 | 66.7 |
Dec-1994 | 66.7 |
Jan-1995 | 66.8 |
Feb-1995 | 66.8 |
Mar-1995 | 66.7 |
Apr-1995 | 66.9 |
May-1995 | 66.5 |
Jun-1995 | 66.5 |
Jul-1995 | 66.6 |
Aug-1995 | 66.6 |
Sep-1995 | 66.6 |
Oct-1995 | 66.6 |
Nov-1995 | 66.5 |
Dec-1995 | 66.4 |
Jan-1996 | 66.4 |
Feb-1996 | 66.6 |
Mar-1996 | 66.6 |
Apr-1996 | 66.7 |
May-1996 | 66.7 |
Jun-1996 | 66.7 |
Jul-1996 | 66.9 |
Aug-1996 | 66.7 |
Sep-1996 | 66.9 |
Oct-1996 | 67 |
Nov-1996 | 67 |
Dec-1996 | 67 |
Jan-1997 | 67 |
Feb-1997 | 66.9 |
Mar-1997 | 67.1 |
Apr-1997 | 67.1 |
May-1997 | 67.1 |
Jun-1997 | 67.1 |
Jul-1997 | 67.2 |
Aug-1997 | 67.2 |
Sep-1997 | 67.1 |
Oct-1997 | 67.1 |
Nov-1997 | 67.2 |
Dec-1997 | 67.2 |
Jan-1998 | 67.1 |
Feb-1998 | 67.1 |
Mar-1998 | 67.1 |
Apr-1998 | 67 |
May-1998 | 67 |
Jun-1998 | 67 |
Jul-1998 | 67 |
Aug-1998 | 67 |
Sep-1998 | 67.2 |
Oct-1998 | 67.2 |
Nov-1998 | 67.1 |
Dec-1998 | 67.2 |
Jan-1999 | 67.2 |
Feb-1999 | 67.2 |
Mar-1999 | 67 |
Apr-1999 | 67.1 |
May-1999 | 67.1 |
Jun-1999 | 67.1 |
Jul-1999 | 67.1 |
Aug-1999 | 67 |
Sep-1999 | 67 |
Oct-1999 | 67 |
Nov-1999 | 67.1 |
Dec-1999 | 67.1 |
Jan-2000 | 67.3 |
Feb-2000 | 67.3 |
Mar-2000 | 67.3 |
Apr-2000 | 67.3 |
May-2000 | 67.1 |
Jun-2000 | 67.1 |
Jul-2000 | 66.9 |
Aug-2000 | 66.9 |
Sep-2000 | 66.9 |
Oct-2000 | 66.8 |
Nov-2000 | 66.9 |
Dec-2000 | 67 |
Jan-2001 | 67.2 |
Feb-2001 | 67.1 |
Mar-2001 | 67.2 |
Apr-2001 | 66.9 |
May-2001 | 66.7 |
Jun-2001 | 66.7 |
Jul-2001 | 66.8 |
Aug-2001 | 66.5 |
Sep-2001 | 66.8 |
Oct-2001 | 66.7 |
Nov-2001 | 66.7 |
Dec-2001 | 66.7 |
Jan-2002 | 66.5 |
Feb-2002 | 66.8 |
Mar-2002 | 66.6 |
Apr-2002 | 66.7 |
May-2002 | 66.7 |
Jun-2002 | 66.6 |
Jul-2002 | 66.5 |
Aug-2002 | 66.6 |
Sep-2002 | 66.7 |
Oct-2002 | 66.6 |
Nov-2002 | 66.4 |
Dec-2002 | 66.3 |
Jan-2003 | 66.4 |
Feb-2003 | 66.4 |
Mar-2003 | 66.3 |
Apr-2003 | 66.4 |
May-2003 | 66.4 |
Jun-2003 | 66.5 |
Jul-2003 | 66.2 |
Aug-2003 | 66.1 |
Sep-2003 | 66.1 |
Oct-2003 | 66.1 |
Nov-2003 | 66.1 |
Dec-2003 | 65.9 |
Jan-2004 | 66.1 |
Feb-2004 | 66 |
Mar-2004 | 66 |
Apr-2004 | 65.9 |
May-2004 | 66 |
Jun-2004 | 66.1 |
Jul-2004 | 66.1 |
Aug-2004 | 66 |
Sep-2004 | 65.8 |
Oct-2004 | 65.9 |
Nov-2004 | 66 |
Dec-2004 | 65.9 |
Jan-2005 | 65.8 |
Feb-2005 | 65.9 |
Mar-2005 | 65.9 |
Apr-2005 | 66.1 |
May-2005 | 66.1 |
Jun-2005 | 66.1 |
Jul-2005 | 66.1 |
Aug-2005 | 66.2 |
Sep-2005 | 66.1 |
Oct-2005 | 66.1 |
Nov-2005 | 66 |
Dec-2005 | 66 |
Jan-2006 | 66 |
Feb-2006 | 66.1 |
Mar-2006 | 66.2 |
Apr-2006 | 66.1 |
May-2006 | 66.1 |
Jun-2006 | 66.2 |
Jul-2006 | 66.1 |
Aug-2006 | 66.2 |
Sep-2006 | 66.1 |
Oct-2006 | 66.2 |
Nov-2006 | 66.3 |
Dec-2006 | 66.4 |
Jan-2007 | 66.4 |
Feb-2007 | 66.3 |
Mar-2007 | 66.2 |
Apr-2007 | 65.9 |
May-2007 | 66 |
Jun-2007 | 66 |
Jul-2007 | 66 |
Aug-2007 | 65.8 |
Sep-2007 | 66 |
Oct-2007 | 65.8 |
Nov-2007 | 66 |
Dec-2007 | 66 |
Jan-2008 | 66.2 |
Feb-2008 | 66 |
Mar-2008 | 66.1 |
Apr-2008 | 65.9 |
May-2008 | 66.1 |
Jun-2008 | 66.1 |
Jul-2008 | 66.1 |
Aug-2008 | 66.1 |
Sep-2008 | 66 |
Oct-2008 | 66 |
Nov-2008 | 65.9 |
Dec-2008 | 65.8 |
Jan-2009 | 65.7 |
Feb-2009 | 65.8 |
Mar-2009 | 65.6 |
Apr-2009 | 65.7 |
May-2009 | 65.7 |
Jun-2009 | 65.7 |
Jul-2009 | 65.5 |
Aug-2009 | 65.4 |
Sep-2009 | 65.1 |
Oct-2009 | 65 |
Nov-2009 | 65 |
Dec-2009 | 64.6 |
Jan-2010 | 64.8 |
Feb-2010 | 64.9 |
Mar-2010 | 64.9 |
Apr-2010 | 65.2 |
May-2010 | 64.9 |
Jun-2010 | 64.6 |
Jul-2010 | 64.6 |
Aug-2010 | 64.7 |
Sep-2010 | 64.6 |
Oct-2010 | 64.4 |
Nov-2010 | 64.6 |
Dec-2010 | 64.3 |
Jan-2011 | 64.2 |
Feb-2011 | 64.1 |
Mar-2011 | 64.2 |
Apr-2011 | 64.2 |
May-2011 | 64.1 |
Jun-2011 | 64 |
Jul-2011 | 64 |
Aug-2011 | 64.1 |
Sep-2011 | 64.2 |
Oct-2011 | 64.1 |
Nov-2011 | 64.1 |
Dec-2011 | 64 |
Jan-2012 | 63.7 |
Feb-2012 | 63.8 |
Mar-2012 | 63.8 |
Apr-2012 | 63.7 |
May-2012 | 63.7 |
Jun-2012 | 63.8 |
Jul-2012 | 63.7 |
Aug-2012 | 63.5 |
Sep-2012 | 63.6 |
Oct-2012 | 63.8 |
Nov-2012 | 63.6 |
Dec-2012 | 63.7 |
Jan-2013 | 63.7 |
Feb-2013 | 63.4 |
Mar-2013 | 63.3 |
Apr-2013 | 63.4 |
May-2013 | 63.4 |
Jun-2013 | 63.4 |
Jul-2013 | 63.3 |
Aug-2013 | 63.3 |
Sep-2013 | 63.2 |
Oct-2013 | 62.8 |
Nov-2013 | 63 |
Dec-2013 | 62.9 |
Jan-2014 | 62.9 |
Feb-2014 | 62.9 |
Mar-2014 | 63.1 |
Apr-2014 | 62.8 |
May-2014 | 62.9 |
Jun-2014 | 62.8 |
Jul-2014 | 62.9 |
Aug-2014 | 62.9 |
Sep-2014 | 62.8 |
Oct-2014 | 62.9 |
Nov-2014 | 62.9 |
Dec-2014 | 62.8 |
Jan-2015 | 62.9 |
Feb-2015 | 62.7 |
Mar-2015 | 62.6 |
Apr-2015 | 62.8 |
May-2015 | 62.9 |
Jun-2015 | 62.7 |
Jul-2015 | 62.6 |
Aug-2015 | 62.6 |
Sep-2015 | 62.4 |
Oct-2015 | 62.5 |
Nov-2015 | 62.5 |
Dec-2015 | 62.7 |
Jan-2016 | 62.7 |
Feb-2016 | 62.8 |
Mar-2016 | 62.9 |
Apr-2016 | 62.8 |
May-2016 | 62.7 |
Jun-2016 | 62.7 |
Jul-2016 | 62.7 |
Aug-2016 | 62.9 |
Sep-2016 | 62.9 |
Oct-2016 | 62.8 |
Nov-2016 | 62.7 |
Dec-2016 | 62.7 |
Jan-2017 | 62.8 |
Feb-2017 | 62.8 |
Mar-2017 | 62.9 |
Apr-2017 | 63 |
May-2017 | 62.8 |
Jun-2017 | 62.8 |
Jul-2017 | 62.8 |
Aug-2017 | 62.9 |
Sep-2017 | 63.1 |
Oct-2017 | 62.7 |
Nov-2017 | 62.7 |
Dec-2017 | 62.7 |
Jan-2018 | 62.7 |
Feb-2018 | 63 |
Mar-2018 | 62.9 |
Apr-2018 | 62.9 |
May-2018 | 62.9 |
Jun-2018 | 63 |
Jul-2018 | 62.9 |
Aug-2018 | 62.7 |
Sep-2018 | 62.8 |
Oct-2018 | 62.9 |
Nov-2018 | 62.9 |
Dec-2018 | 63 |
Jan-2019 | 63.2 |
Feb-2019 | 63.1 |
Mar-2019 | 63 |
Apr-2019 | 62.8 |
May-2019 | 62.9 |
Jun-2019 | 63 |
Jul-2019 | 63 |
Aug-2019 | 63.2 |
Sep-2019 | 63.2 |
Oct-2019 | 63.3 |
Nov-2019 | 63.2 |
Dec-2019 | 63.2 |
Jan-2020 | 63.4 |
Feb-2020 | 63.4 |
Mar-2020 | 62.7 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey, public data series
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