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Labor Force Participation Rate
Share of adults working or looking for work.
61.5%
Percent · latest, Jun 2026
vs prior month▼ 0.3 pp
vs year ago▼ 0.8 pp
| 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% |
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Source: FRED · CIVPART · series · Jan 1948 to Jun 2026 · latest-revised
Refreshed Jul 31, 2026 from FRED.
Share of adults working or looking for work.
Share of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16+ that is working or actively looking for work.
Source: FRED · Jun 2026 · Full lesson → Learn
About the bands. Shaded spans are NBER-dated US recessions, drawn as factual overlays. They mark when the economy contracted, not why. Lining an event up with a move is not evidence it caused the move.
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No single number is the economy. These measure nearby parts of it — add one to compare, or open it on its own.
- Prime-Age Employment Rate The same idea narrowed to 25-to-54-year-olds, which strips out aging and schooling.
- Unemployment Rate Among those in the labor force, the share not finding work.
- Old-Age Dependency Ratio The age structure behind a shrinking or growing workforce.