Figure XX
The share of prime-age women with a job has fared worse in the U.S. than in peer countries: Employment-to-population ratio of women workers age 25–54, select countries, 1979–2014
| Year | Canada | Germany | Japan | Sweden | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 53.7% | 53.3% | 55.2% | 79.8% | 59.0% |
| 1980 | 55.9% | 54.5% | 55.5% | 81.5% | 60.1% |
| 1981 | 58.1% | 54.9% | 56.0% | 83.2% | 61.2% |
| 1982 | 57.7% | 54.5% | 57.0% | 83.7% | 61.2% |
| 1983 | 58.7% | 53.7% | 58.1% | 84.9% | 62.0% |
| 1984 | 60.0% | 53.8% | 58.4% | 86.2% | 63.9% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | 54.8% | 58.9% | 87.2% | 65.3% |
| 1986 | 63.9% | 55.4% | 59.2% | 88.2% | 66.6% |
| 1987 | 65.4% | 55.6% | 59.8% | 88.5% | 68.2% |
| 1988 | 67.5% | 56.4% | 60.6% | 89.2% | 69.3% |
| 1989 | 68.9% | 57.7% | 61.9% | 89.4% | 70.4% |
| 1990 | 69.8% | 59.6% | 62.9% | 89.6% | 70.6% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | 67.0% | 63.7% | 88.2% | 70.1% |
| 1992 | 68.3% | 66.0% | 64.0% | 85.7% | 70.1% |
| 1993 | 68.1% | 65.5% | 63.6% | 82.6% | 70.4% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | 65.3% | 63.4% | 81.1% | 71.5% |
| 1995 | 69.4% | 66.4% | 63.2% | 81.1% | 72.2% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | 67.2% | 63.7% | 80.1% | 72.8% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | 67.4% | 64.6% | 78.7% | 73.5% |
| 1998 | 72.2% | 68.9% | 64.0% | 79.1% | 73.6% |
| 1999 | 73.2% | 70.3% | 63.6% | 80.5% | 74.1% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | 71.2% | 63.6% | 81.7% | 74.2% |
| 2001 | 74.3% | 71.6% | 64.1% | 82.4% | 73.4% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | 71.8% | 63.9% | 82.4% | 72.3% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | 72.0% | 64.4% | 81.7% | 72.0% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | 72.1% | 65.0% | 80.8% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | 71.0% | 65.7% | 81.1% | 72.0% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | 72.6% | 66.6% | 81.5% | 72.5% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | 74.0% | 67.4% | 83.0% | 72.5% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | 74.7% | 67.5% | 83.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | 75.4% | 67.6% | 81.9% | 70.2% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | 76.3% | 68.2% | 80.9% | 69.3% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | 77.9% | 68.5% | 82.2% | 69.0% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | 78.2% | 69.2% | 82.5% | 69.2% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | 78.6% | 70.8% | 82.7% | 69.3% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | 78.8% | 71.8% | 82.8% | 70.0% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | 79.2% | 72.7% | 83.2% | 70.3% |
Source: EPI analysis of OECD Labour Force Statistics
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