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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

 

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