Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) fell 0.241% to 60.7% in the USA in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in the USA reached an all time high of 66.2% in 1997 and an all time low of 60.7% in 2021. When compared to USA's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Canada amounted to 65.2%, 68.1% in China, 61.9% in Japan and 59.0% in Mexico in 2021.
USA has been ranked 84th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 14 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | % | 65.0% | 64.9% | 65.2% | 65.6% | 65.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | % | 63.9% | 64.3% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 65.8% | 65.7% | 65.8% | 65.4% | 65.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 70.3% | 70.1% | 69.8% | 69.4% | 69.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 60.6% | 60.7% | 60.9% | 61.0% | 61.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 64.1% | 63.3% | 64.4% | 66.5% | 63.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 49.8% | 49.2% | 48.6% | 48.0% | 48.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 59.6% | 60.0% | 60.5% | 61.5% | 62.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 59.8% | 59.7% | 59.3% | 59.5% | 60.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 62.6% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.9% | 62.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.5% | 63.4% | 63.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 61.7% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 62.0% | 62.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 62.8% | 62.9% | 62.9% | 63.1% | 63.2% |
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