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Labor force participation rate of total population age 16 and older, 1948–2016

Overall
Jan-1948 58.6%
Feb-1948 58.9
Mar-1948 58.5
Apr-1948 59
May-1948 58.3
Jun-1948 59.2
Jul-1948 59.3
Aug-1948 58.9
Sep-1948 58.9
Oct-1948 58.7
Nov-1948 58.7
Dec-1948 59.1
Jan-1949 58.7
Feb-1949 59
Mar-1949 58.9
Apr-1949 58.8
May-1949 59
Jun-1949 58.6
Jul-1949 58.9
Aug-1949 59.2
Sep-1949 59.1
Oct-1949 59.6
Nov-1949 59.4
Dec-1949 59.2
Jan-1950 58.9
Feb-1950 58.9
Mar-1950 58.8
Apr-1950 59.2
May-1950 59.1
Jun-1950 59.4
Jul-1950 59.1
Aug-1950 59.5
Sep-1950 59.2
Oct-1950 59.4
Nov-1950 59.3
Dec-1950 59.2
Jan-1951 59.1
Feb-1951 59.1
Mar-1951 59.8
Apr-1951 59.1
May-1951 59.4
Jun-1951 59
Jul-1951 59.4
Aug-1951 59.2
Sep-1951 59.1
Oct-1951 59.4
Nov-1951 59.2
Dec-1951 59.6
Jan-1952 59.5
Feb-1952 59.5
Mar-1952 58.9
Apr-1952 58.8
May-1952 59.1
Jun-1952 59.1
Jul-1952 58.9
Aug-1952 58.7
Sep-1952 59.2
Oct-1952 58.7
Nov-1952 59.1
Dec-1952 59.2
Jan-1953 59.5
Feb-1953 59.5
Mar-1953 59.6
Apr-1953 59.1
May-1953 58.6
Jun-1953 58.9
Jul-1953 58.9
Aug-1953 58.6
Sep-1953 58.5
Oct-1953 58.5
Nov-1953 58.6
Dec-1953 58.3
Jan-1954 58.6
Feb-1954 59.3
Mar-1954 59.1
Apr-1954 59.2
May-1954 58.9
Jun-1954 58.5
Jul-1954 58.4
Aug-1954 58.7
Sep-1954 59.2
Oct-1954 58.8
Nov-1954 58.6
Dec-1954 58.1
Jan-1955 58.6
Feb-1955 58.4
Mar-1955 58.5
Apr-1955 59
May-1955 58.8
Jun-1955 58.8
Jul-1955 59.3
Aug-1955 59.7
Sep-1955 59.7
Oct-1955 59.8
Nov-1955 59.9
Dec-1955 60.2
Jan-1956 60.2
Feb-1956 59.9
Mar-1956 59.8
Apr-1956 59.9
May-1956 60.2
Jun-1956 60.1
Jul-1956 60.1
Aug-1956 60
Sep-1956 60
Oct-1956 59.8
Nov-1956 59.8
Dec-1956 59.8
Jan-1957 59.5
Feb-1957 59.9
Mar-1957 59.8
Apr-1957 59.5
May-1957 59.5
Jun-1957 59.8
Jul-1957 60
Aug-1957 59.3
Sep-1957 59.6
Oct-1957 59.5
Nov-1957 59.5
Dec-1957 59.6
Jan-1958 59.3
Feb-1958 59.3
Mar-1958 59.3
Apr-1958 59.6
May-1958 59.8
Jun-1958 59.5
Jul-1958 59.6
Aug-1958 59.8
Sep-1958 59.7
Oct-1958 59.6
Nov-1958 59.2
Dec-1958 59.2
Jan-1959 59.3
Feb-1959 59
Mar-1959 59.3
Apr-1959 59.4
May-1959 59.2
Jun-1959 59.2
Jul-1959 59.4
Aug-1959 59.2
Sep-1959 59.3
Oct-1959 59.4
Nov-1959 59.1
Dec-1959 59.5
Jan-1960 59.1
Feb-1960 59.1
Mar-1960 58.5
Apr-1960 59.5
May-1960 59.5
Jun-1960 59.7
Jul-1960 59.5
Aug-1960 59.5
Sep-1960 59.7
Oct-1960 59.4
Nov-1960 59.8
Dec-1960 59.7
Jan-1961 59.6
Feb-1961 59.6
Mar-1961 59.7
Apr-1961 59.3
May-1961 59.4
Jun-1961 59.7
Jul-1961 59.3
Aug-1961 59.3
Sep-1961 59
Oct-1961 59.1
Nov-1961 59.1
Dec-1961 58.8
Jan-1962 58.8
Feb-1962 59
Mar-1962 58.9
Apr-1962 58.7
May-1962 58.9
Jun-1962 58.8
Jul-1962 58.5
Aug-1962 59
Sep-1962 59
Oct-1962 58.7
Nov-1962 58.5
Dec-1962 58.4
Jan-1963 58.6
Feb-1963 58.6
Mar-1963 58.6
Apr-1963 58.8
May-1963 58.8
Jun-1963 58.5
Jul-1963 58.7
Aug-1963 58.5
Sep-1963 58.7
Oct-1963 58.8
Nov-1963 58.8
Dec-1963 58.5
Jan-1964 58.6
Feb-1964 58.8
Mar-1964 58.7
Apr-1964 59.1
May-1964 59.1
Jun-1964 58.7
Jul-1964 58.6
Aug-1964 58.6
Sep-1964 58.7
Oct-1964 58.6
Nov-1964 58.5
Dec-1964 58.6
Jan-1965 58.6
Feb-1965 58.7
Mar-1965 58.7
Apr-1965 58.8
May-1965 59
Jun-1965 58.8
Jul-1965 59.1
Aug-1965 58.9
Sep-1965 58.7
Oct-1965 58.9
Nov-1965 58.8
Dec-1965 59
Jan-1966 59
Feb-1966 58.8
Mar-1966 58.8
Apr-1966 59
May-1966 59
Jun-1966 59.1
Jul-1966 59.1
Aug-1966 59.3
Sep-1966 59.3
Oct-1966 59.3
Nov-1966 59.6
Dec-1966 59.5
Jan-1967 59.5
Feb-1967 59.3
Mar-1967 59.1
Apr-1967 59.4
May-1967 59.3
Jun-1967 59.6
Jul-1967 59.6
Aug-1967 59.7
Sep-1967 59.7
Oct-1967 59.9
Nov-1967 59.8
Dec-1967 59.9
Jan-1968 59.2
Feb-1968 59.6
Mar-1968 59.6
Apr-1968 59.5
May-1968 59.9
Jun-1968 60
Jul-1968 59.8
Aug-1968 59.6
Sep-1968 59.5
Oct-1968 59.5
Nov-1968 59.6
Dec-1968 59.7
Jan-1969 59.6
Feb-1969 60
Mar-1969 59.9
Apr-1969 60
May-1969 59.8
Jun-1969 60.1
Jul-1969 60.1
Aug-1969 60.3
Sep-1969 60.3
Oct-1969 60.4
Nov-1969 60.2
Dec-1969 60.2
Jan-1970 60.4
Feb-1970 60.4
Mar-1970 60.6
Apr-1970 60.6
May-1970 60.3
Jun-1970 60.2
Jul-1970 60.4
Aug-1970 60.3
Sep-1970 60.2
Oct-1970 60.4
Nov-1970 60.4
Dec-1970 60.4
Jan-1971 60.4
Feb-1971 60.1
Mar-1971 60
Apr-1971 60.1
May-1971 60.2
Jun-1971 59.8
Jul-1971 60.1
Aug-1971 60.2
Sep-1971 60.1
Oct-1971 60.1
Nov-1971 60.4
Dec-1971 60.4
Jan-1972 60.2
Feb-1972 60.2
Mar-1972 60.5
Apr-1972 60.4
May-1972 60.4
Jun-1972 60.4
Jul-1972 60.4
Aug-1972 60.6
Sep-1972 60.4
Oct-1972 60.3
Nov-1972 60.3
Dec-1972 60.5
Jan-1973 60
Feb-1973 60.5
Mar-1973 60.8
Apr-1973 60.8
May-1973 60.6
Jun-1973 60.9
Jul-1973 60.9
Aug-1973 60.7
Sep-1973 60.8
Oct-1973 60.9
Nov-1973 61.2
Dec-1973 61.2
Jan-1974 61.3
Feb-1974 61.4
Mar-1974 61.3
Apr-1974 61.1
May-1974 61.2
Jun-1974 61.2
Jul-1974 61.4
Aug-1974 61.2
Sep-1974 61.4
Oct-1974 61.3
Nov-1974 61.3
Dec-1974 61.2
Jan-1975 61.4
Feb-1975 61
Mar-1975 61.2
Apr-1975 61.3
May-1975 61.5
Jun-1975 61.2
Jul-1975 61.3
Aug-1975 61.3
Sep-1975 61.2
Oct-1975 61.2
Nov-1975 61.1
Dec-1975 61.1
Jan-1976 61.3
Feb-1976 61.3
Mar-1976 61.3
Apr-1976 61.6
May-1976 61.5
Jun-1976 61.5
Jul-1976 61.8
Aug-1976 61.8
Sep-1976 61.6
Oct-1976 61.6
Nov-1976 61.9
Dec-1976 61.8
Jan-1977 61.6
Feb-1977 61.9
Mar-1977 62
Apr-1977 62.1
May-1977 62.2
Jun-1977 62.4
Jul-1977 62.1
Aug-1977 62.3
Sep-1977 62.3
Oct-1977 62.4
Nov-1977 62.8
Dec-1977 62.7
Jan-1978 62.8
Feb-1978 62.7
Mar-1978 62.8
Apr-1978 63
May-1978 63.1
Jun-1978 63.3
Jul-1978 63.2
Aug-1978 63.2
Sep-1978 63.3
Oct-1978 63.3
Nov-1978 63.5
Dec-1978 63.6
Jan-1979 63.6
Feb-1979 63.8
Mar-1979 63.8
Apr-1979 63.5
May-1979 63.3
Jun-1979 63.5
Jul-1979 63.6
Aug-1979 63.6
Sep-1979 63.8
Oct-1979 63.7
Nov-1979 63.7
Dec-1979 63.9
Jan-1980 64
Feb-1980 64
Mar-1980 63.7
Apr-1980 63.8
May-1980 63.9
Jun-1980 63.7
Jul-1980 63.8
Aug-1980 63.7
Sep-1980 63.6
Oct-1980 63.7
Nov-1980 63.8
Dec-1980 63.6
Jan-1981 63.9
Feb-1981 63.9
Mar-1981 64.1
Apr-1981 64.2
May-1981 64.3
Jun-1981 63.7
Jul-1981 63.8
Aug-1981 63.8
Sep-1981 63.5
Oct-1981 63.8
Nov-1981 63.9
Dec-1981 63.6
Jan-1982 63.7
Feb-1982 63.8
Mar-1982 63.8
Apr-1982 63.9
May-1982 64.2
Jun-1982 63.9
Jul-1982 64
Aug-1982 64.1
Sep-1982 64.1
Oct-1982 64.1
Nov-1982 64.2
Dec-1982 64.1
Jan-1983 63.9
Feb-1983 63.8
Mar-1983 63.7
Apr-1983 63.8
May-1983 63.7
Jun-1983 64.3
Jul-1983 64.1
Aug-1983 64.3
Sep-1983 64.3
Oct-1983 64
Nov-1983 64.1
Dec-1983 64.1
Jan-1984 63.9
Feb-1984 64.1
Mar-1984 64.1
Apr-1984 64.3
May-1984 64.5
Jun-1984 64.6
Jul-1984 64.6
Aug-1984 64.4
Sep-1984 64.4
Oct-1984 64.4
Nov-1984 64.5
Dec-1984 64.6
Jan-1985 64.7
Feb-1985 64.7
Mar-1985 64.9
Apr-1985 64.9
May-1985 64.8
Jun-1985 64.6
Jul-1985 64.7
Aug-1985 64.6
Sep-1985 64.9
Oct-1985 65
Nov-1985 64.9
Dec-1985 65
Jan-1986 64.9
Feb-1986 65
Mar-1986 65.1
Apr-1986 65.1
May-1986 65.2
Jun-1986 65.4
Jul-1986 65.4
Aug-1986 65.3
Sep-1986 65.4
Oct-1986 65.4
Nov-1986 65.4
Dec-1986 65.3
Jan-1987 65.4
Feb-1987 65.5
Mar-1987 65.5
Apr-1987 65.4
May-1987 65.7
Jun-1987 65.5
Jul-1987 65.6
Aug-1987 65.7
Sep-1987 65.5
Oct-1987 65.7
Nov-1987 65.7
Dec-1987 65.7
Jan-1988 65.8
Feb-1988 65.9
Mar-1988 65.7
Apr-1988 65.8
May-1988 65.7
Jun-1988 65.8
Jul-1988 65.9
Aug-1988 66.1
Sep-1988 65.9
Oct-1988 66
Nov-1988 66.2
Dec-1988 66.1
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 63.7
Oct-2012 63.8
Nov-2012 63.6
Dec-2012 63.7
Jan-2013 63.6
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 63.2
Sep-2013 63.3
Oct-2013 62.8
Nov-2013 63
Dec-2013 62.9
Jan-2014 62.9
Feb-2014 63
Mar-2014 63.2
Apr-2014 62.8
May-2014 62.8
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 62.7
Jan-2015 62.9
Feb-2015 62.8
Mar-2015 62.7
Apr-2015 62.7
May-2015 62.8
Jun-2015 62.6
Jul-2015 62.6
Aug-2015 62.6
Sep-2015 62.4
Oct-2015 62.5
Nov-2015 62.5
Dec-2015 62.6
Jan-2016 62.7
Feb-2016 62.9
Mar-2016 63
Apr-2016 62.8
May-2016 62.6
Jun-2016 62.7
Jul-2016 62.8
Aug-2016 62.8
Sep-2016 62.9
Oct-2016 62.8
Nov-2016 62.7
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