Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor Force Participation Rate — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year	Labor Force Participation Rate
1948	59.1%
1949	59.2%
1950	59.2%
1951	59.6%
1952	59.2%
1953	58.3%
1954	58.1%
1955	60.2%
1956	59.8%
1957	59.6%
1958	59.2%
1959	59.5%
1960	59.7%
1961	58.8%
1962	58.4%
1963	58.5%
1964	58.6%
1965	59.0%
1966	59.5%
1967	59.9%
1968	59.7%
1969	60.2%
1970	60.4%
1971	60.4%
1972	60.5%
1973	61.2%
1974	61.2%
1975	61.1%
1976	61.8%
1977	62.7%
1978	63.6%
1979	63.9%
1980	63.6%
1981	63.6%
1982	64.1%
1983	64.1%
1984	64.6%
1985	65.0%
1986	65.3%
1987	65.7%
1988	66.1%
1989	66.5%
1990	66.4%
1991	66.0%
1992	66.3%
1993	66.4%
1994	66.7%
1995	66.4%
1996	67.0%
1997	67.2%
1998	67.2%
1999	67.1%
2000	67.0%
2001	66.7%
2002	66.3%
2003	65.9%
2004	65.9%
2005	66.0%
2006	66.4%
2007	66.0%
2008	65.8%
2009	64.6%
2010	64.3%
2011	64.0%
2012	63.7%
2013	62.9%
2014	62.8%
2015	62.7%
2016	62.7%
2017	62.7%
2018	63.0%
2019	63.3%
2020	61.5%
2021	62.0%
2022	62.3%
2023	62.5%
2024	62.5%
2025	62.4%
2026	61.5%