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Labor force participation rate and employment-to-population ratio of workers ages 25–54, by gender, 1989–2020

Date Labor force participation rate, men Labor force participation rate, women Employment-to-population ratio, men Employment-to-population ratio, women
Jan-2000 89.5 74.4 92.1 77
Feb-2000 89.4 74.5 92.2 76.9
Mar-2000 89.3 74.5 91.9 77.1
Apr-2000 89.2 74.9 91.7 77.3
May-2000 89 74.4 91.5 77
Jun-2000 89.1 74.2 91.7 76.8
Jul-2000 88.9 73.9 91.5 76.6
Aug-2000 88.9 73.6 91.5 76.3
Sep-2000 88.6 73.9 91.3 76.4
Oct-2000 88.6 73.9 91.2 76.3
Nov-2000 88.8 74.1 91.4 76.5
Dec-2000 88.9 74.1 91.6 76.5
Jan-2001 88.9 74.2 91.7 76.9
Feb-2001 88.8 74.2 91.6 76.8
Mar-2001 88.5 74.3 91.5 76.9
Apr-2001 88.3 73.7 91.4 76.3
May-2001 88.3 73.7 91.4 76.4
Jun-2001 88.1 73.4 91.3 76.2
Jul-2001 87.9 73.4 91.2 76.2
Aug-2001 87.6 73.2 91.1 76.2
Sep-2001 87.6 73.1 91.1 76.2
Oct-2001 87.4 72.7 91.3 76.1
Nov-2001 87 72.6 91 76.2
Dec-2001 87.1 72.6 91.2 76.3
Jan-2002 86.8 72.5 91.1 76.1
Feb-2002 87.1 72.7 91.3 76.4
Mar-2002 87 72.5 91.3 76.1
Apr-2002 86.8 72.5 91.2 76.2
May-2002 86.9 72.2 91.3 76.1
Jun-2002 86.5 72.1 91 75.7
Jul-2002 86.5 71.9 90.9 75.5
Aug-2002 86.8 72.1 91.1 75.7
Sep-2002 86.8 72.2 91.1 75.8
Oct-2002 86.6 72.1 91 75.7
Nov-2002 85.9 71.9 90.6 75.4
Dec-2002 86 72.2 90.6 75.8
Jan-2003 85.6 72.4 90.2 75.8
Feb-2003 85.9 72.1 90.5 75.8
Mar-2003 85.8 72.4 90.4 76.1
Apr-2003 85.9 72.4 90.7 76
May-2003 85.7 72.2 90.6 75.9
Jun-2003 85.8 72.3 90.7 76.1
Jul-2003 85.8 71.9 90.6 75.6
Aug-2003 85.7 72 90.7 75.6
Sep-2003 85.9 71.6 90.7 75.3
Oct-2003 85.9 71.6 90.7 75.3
Nov-2003 86 71.7 90.7 75.2
Dec-2003 86.4 71.4 90.7 75.1
Jan-2004 86.4 71.6 90.7 75.2
Feb-2004 86.2 71.7 90.4 75.2
Mar-2004 86 71.8 90.2 75.5
Apr-2004 86.2 71.8 90.3 75.4
May-2004 86.3 71.9 90.5 75.3
Jun-2004 86.5 71.9 90.5 75.5
Jul-2004 86.7 71.9 90.7 75.4
Aug-2004 86.5 71.8 90.5 75.1
Sep-2004 86.4 71.9 90.4 75.2
Oct-2004 86.3 71.9 90.2 75.1
Nov-2004 86.5 72 90.4 75.2
Dec-2004 86.2 71.8 90.3 75.1
Jan-2005 86.5 72 90.3 75.3
Feb-2005 86.7 71.9 90.5 75.3
Mar-2005 86.8 71.8 90.5 75
Apr-2005 87 72 90.5 75.2
May-2005 87.1 72.1 90.7 75.3
Jun-2005 87 71.7 90.4 75
Jul-2005 87 71.9 90.5 75.3
Aug-2005 87.4 72.1 90.9 75.2
Sep-2005 87 72.1 90.6 75.4
Oct-2005 87 71.9 90.4 75.2
Nov-2005 86.8 71.9 90.3 75.3
Dec-2005 86.7 72.1 90.2 75.4
Jan-2006 87.2 72.2 90.4 75.3
Feb-2006 87.1 72.4 90.6 75.5
Mar-2006 87.4 72.3 90.9 75.4
Apr-2006 87.2 72.1 90.6 75.3
May-2006 87.2 72.3 90.6 75.3
Jun-2006 87.2 72.5 90.5 75.4
Jul-2006 87.1 72.7 90.4 75.7
Aug-2006 87.1 72.6 90.5 75.6
Sep-2006 87.4 72.5 90.4 75.5
Oct-2006 87.4 72.9 90.4 75.6
Nov-2006 87.5 72.7 90.7 75.5
Dec-2006 87.7 72.7 90.9 75.5
Jan-2007 88 72.8 91.5 75.6
Feb-2007 87.9 72.6 91.4 75.3
Mar-2007 88 72.7 91.2 75.3
Apr-2007 87.9 72.2 91.1 75
May-2007 87.7 72.5 90.9 75.3
Jun-2007 87.5 72.5 90.7 75.3
Jul-2007 87.3 72.4 90.6 75.4
Aug-2007 87.2 72.6 90.5 75.5
Sep-2007 87.1 72.5 90.4 75.4
Oct-2007 86.9 72.4 90.3 75.3
Nov-2007 87.2 72.5 90.6 75.5
Dec-2007 87.2 72.4 90.9 75.5
Jan-2008 87.4 72.7 91.1 75.7
Feb-2008 87.4 72.6 91 75.5
Mar-2008 87.1 72.6 90.9 75.8
Apr-2008 86.7 72.7 90.6 75.8
May-2008 86.5 72.6 90.5 75.9
Jun-2008 86.3 72.6 90.5 76
Jul-2008 86.2 72.4 90.7 75.7
Aug-2008 85.8 72.1 90.5 76
Sep-2008 85.4 72.3 90.5 75.8
Oct-2008 85.2 71.9 90.4 75.8
Nov-2008 84.7 71.7 90.3 75.9
Dec-2008 83.7 71.6 89.9 75.9
Jan-2009 83.1 71.1 90 75.8
Feb-2009 82.5 71 89.8 76
Mar-2009 82 70.6 89.7 75.7
Apr-2009 81.8 70.7 89.9 75.9
May-2009 81.5 70.4 90.1 75.8
Jun-2009 81.5 70.4 90 75.9
Jul-2009 81.3 70.4 89.8 75.8
Aug-2009 81.2 70 90.1 75.6
Sep-2009 80.8 69.5 89.8 75.3
Oct-2009 80.8 69.4 89.8 75.3
Nov-2009 80.7 69.8 89.6 75.4
Dec-2009 80.4 69.2 88.9 75.2
Jan-2010 80.7 69.8 89.2 75.6
Feb-2010 80.6 69.7 89.2 75.5
Mar-2010 80.8 69.5 89.5 75.5
Apr-2010 81.3 69.6 89.7 75.6
May-2010 81.1 69.3 89.5 75.2
Jun-2010 81.1 69.5 89.5 75.1
Jul-2010 81.1 69.1 89.2 74.8
Aug-2010 81.2 69 89.3 74.9
Sep-2010 81.2 69.1 89.3 74.9
Oct-2010 81.1 69 88.9 74.9
Nov-2010 80.7 69.1 88.9 75.3
Dec-2010 80.8 69.4 88.6 75.2
Jan-2011 81.2 69.3 88.6 74.9
Feb-2011 81.4 69 88.7 74.7
Mar-2011 81.4 69.3 88.8 74.9
Apr-2011 81.2 69.1 88.7 74.9
May-2011 81.6 68.9 89 74.6
Jun-2011 81.3 68.8 88.9 74.6
Jul-2011 81.1 69 88.6 74.5
Aug-2011 81.4 68.9 88.7 74.7
Sep-2011 81.3 68.7 88.6 74.6
Oct-2011 81.1 68.9 88.4 74.4
Nov-2011 81.9 68.8 88.7 74.4
Dec-2011 82.1 68.9 88.7 74.6
Jan-2012 82.5 68.9 88.8 74.5
Feb-2012 82.4 68.9 88.7 74.5
Mar-2012 82.5 69.2 88.9 74.5
Apr-2012 82.5 69.1 88.7 74.4
May-2012 82.5 69.2 88.6 74.5
Jun-2012 82.6 69 88.9 74.4
Jul-2012 82.4 69.1 88.6 74.5
Aug-2012 82.4 69.2 88.6 74.5
Sep-2012 82.7 69.5 88.6 74.6
Oct-2012 82.9 69.6 88.8 74.7
Nov-2012 82.5 69.4 88.4 74.3
Dec-2012 82.8 69.4 88.6 74.6
Jan-2013 82.6 68.9 88.4 74
Feb-2013 82.8 69 88.5 73.9
Mar-2013 82.8 69 88.3 73.9
Apr-2013 82.8 69.1 88.6 73.7
May-2013 83 69.3 88.6 74
Jun-2013 82.9 69.2 88.6 74
Jul-2013 82.9 69.4 88.5 74.1
Aug-2013 82.6 69.6 88.3 74
Sep-2013 82.6 69.6 88.4 73.9
Oct-2013 82.4 69 88 73.5
Nov-2013 83 69.3 88.6 73.8
Dec-2013 83 69.5 88.1 73.8
Jan-2014 83.2 69.8 88.2 73.9
Feb-2014 83 70.1 88.1 74.3
Mar-2014 83.5 69.8 88.3 74.2
Apr-2014 83.2 69.9 87.9 74
May-2014 83.3 69.8 88 73.8
Jun-2014 83.8 70.2 88.3 74
Jul-2014 83.8 69.8 88.3 73.7
Aug-2014 83.9 70.1 88.5 74
Sep-2014 84.1 69.8 88.1 73.7
Oct-2014 84 70.1 88.1 73.9
Nov-2014 83.9 70.3 88.1 73.9
Dec-2014 84.2 70.3 88.2 73.8
Jan-2015 84.3 70.2 88.5 73.8
Feb-2015 84.3 70.3 88.4 73.6
Mar-2015 84.5 70 88.5 73.4
Apr-2015 84.4 70.2 88.4 73.8
May-2015 84.3 70.4 88.3 74.1
Jun-2015 84.5 70.5 88.3 73.8
Jul-2015 84.4 70.1 88.1 73.5
Aug-2015 84.6 70.2 88.2 73.5
Sep-2015 84.6 70.2 88.2 73.3
Oct-2015 84.4 70.3 88.2 73.6
Nov-2015 84.4 70.7 88.1 73.9
Dec-2015 84.5 70.6 88.2 73.9
Jan-2016 84.9 70.8 88.4 74.1
Feb-2016 84.9 70.9 88.5 74
Mar-2016 85.1 71 88.7 74.3
Apr-2016 84.8 70.9 88.5 74.2
May-2016 84.9 71 88.4 74.1
Jun-2016 85.1 71 88.7 74.2
Jul-2016 84.9 71.3 88.5 74.2
Aug-2016 84.9 71.1 88.4 74.4
Sep-2016 84.9 71.3 88.7 74.6
Oct-2016 85 71.5 88.6 74.7
Nov-2016 85 71.3 88.5 74.4
Dec-2016 85.1 71.4 88.5 74.5
Jan-2017 85.3 71.4 88.8 74.4
Feb-2017 85.1 71.7 88.6 74.7
Mar-2017 85.1 72 88.5 74.9
Apr-2017 85.4 72 88.5 75.2
May-2017 85.2 71.9 88.5 75
Jun-2017 85.3 72.2 88.6 75
Jul-2017 85.3 72.3 88.6 75.2
Aug-2017 85.1 72.1 88.4 75
Sep-2017 85.6 72.4 88.7 75.2
Oct-2017 85.7 72.2 88.6 74.8
Nov-2017 85.6 72.5 88.5 75.2
Dec-2017 86.1 72.2 89 74.9
Jan-2018 85.9 72.2 89 74.8
Feb-2018 86.4 72.4 89.3 75.2
Mar-2018 86.1 72.5 89.1 75.1
Apr-2018 86.2 72.3 89.2 74.9
May-2018 86.3 72.5 89.1 74.9
Jun-2018 86.1 72.9 89 75.5
Jul-2018 86.2 73 88.8 75.6
Aug-2018 86 72.9 88.7 75.4
Sep-2018 86 72.9 88.7 75.2
Oct-2018 86.2 73.4 89 75.7
Nov-2018 86.3 73.1 89 75.5
Dec-2018 86.1 73.3 89 75.7
Jan-2019 86.4 73.4 89.4 75.9
Feb-2019 86.5 73.4 89.4 75.8
Mar-2019 86.7 73.2 89.5 75.7
Apr-2019 86.4 73.3 89.1 75.5
May-2019 86.2 73.3 88.8 75.6
Jun-2019 86.1 73.6 88.7 75.9
Jul-2019 86.2 73 88.9 75.4
Aug-2019 86.3 74 89 76.3
Sep-2019 86.4 74 89.1 76.3
Oct-2019 86.5 74.2 89.1 76.6
Nov-2019 86.7 74.1 89.3 76.5
Dec-2019 86.6 74.4 89.2 76.8
Jan-2020 86.6 74.7 89.3 77
Feb-2020 86.5 74.7 89.3 77
Mar-2020 85.9 73.6 89 76.4
Apr-2020 76 63.5 86.4 73.6

 

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