Labor Force Participation / United States
United States Labor Force Participation
United States labor force participation data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 61.70%.
COUNTRY: United States
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
UPDATED: 2026-09-16 11:53:54
ECONOMY DATA RATING
United States · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
61 / 100
Moderate stability
Fiscal stability
6.0 / 25
Macroeconomic stability
17.0 / 20
External stability
2.0 / 15
Financial robustness
15.0 / 15
Structural stability
14.0 / 15
Future capacity
7.0 / 10
Demographic capacity
3.5 / 5
Method: Economy Data multi-pillar stability model with structural and financial robustness adjustment. Coverage: 100% of weighted inputs available.
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United States · labor force participation data as percent of GDP.
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61.70%
Previous
61.96%
Range avg.
62.10%
Rank
49
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61.70%2024 · Rank 49
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Interpretation
This labor market indicator helps assess employment conditions and economic participation.
Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.
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