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Labor force participation rate in United States

Labor force participation rate in the United States was 61.8% in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7 pts from September 2025.

September 202661.8%
Change on September 2025-0.7 pts
Series high67.3January 2000
Series low60.1April 2020

Labor force participation rate in United States, January 2000 to September 2026

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60626466682000-012003-112007-092011-072015-052019-032023-012026-092000-01: 67.3 %2000-02: 67.3 %2000-03: 67.3 %2000-04: 67.3 %2000-05: 67.1 %2000-06: 67.1 %2000-07: 66.9 %2000-08: 66.9 %2000-09: 66.9 %2000-10: 66.8 %2000-11: 66.9 %2000-12: 67 %2001-01: 67.2 %2001-02: 67.1 %2001-03: 67.2 %2001-04: 66.9 %2001-05: 66.7 %2001-06: 66.7 %2001-07: 66.8 %2001-08: 66.5 %2001-09: 66.8 %2001-10: 66.7 %2001-11: 66.7 %2001-12: 66.7 %2002-01: 66.5 %2002-02: 66.8 %2002-03: 66.6 %2002-04: 66.7 %2002-05: 66.7 %2002-06: 66.6 %2002-07: 66.5 %2002-08: 66.6 %2002-09: 66.7 %2002-10: 66.6 %2002-11: 66.4 %2002-12: 66.3 %2003-01: 66.4 %2003-02: 66.4 %2003-03: 66.3 %2003-04: 66.4 %2003-05: 66.4 %2003-06: 66.5 %2003-07: 66.2 %2003-08: 66.1 %2003-09: 66.1 %2003-10: 66.1 %2003-11: 66.1 %2003-12: 65.9 %2004-01: 66.1 %2004-02: 66 %2004-03: 66 %2004-04: 65.9 %2004-05: 66 %2004-06: 66.1 %2004-07: 66.1 %2004-08: 66 %2004-09: 65.8 %2004-10: 65.9 %2004-11: 66 %2004-12: 65.9 %2005-01: 65.8 %2005-02: 65.9 %2005-03: 65.9 %2005-04: 66.1 %2005-05: 66.1 %2005-06: 66.1 %2005-07: 66.1 %2005-08: 66.2 %2005-09: 66.1 %2005-10: 66.1 %2005-11: 66 %2005-12: 66 %2006-01: 66 %2006-02: 66.1 %2006-03: 66.2 %2006-04: 66.1 %2006-05: 66.1 %2006-06: 66.2 %2006-07: 66.1 %2006-08: 66.2 %2006-09: 66.1 %2006-10: 66.2 %2006-11: 66.3 %2006-12: 66.4 %2007-01: 66.4 %2007-02: 66.3 %2007-03: 66.2 %2007-04: 65.9 %2007-05: 66 %2007-06: 66 %2007-07: 66 %2007-08: 65.8 %2007-09: 66 %2007-10: 65.8 %2007-11: 66 %2007-12: 66 %2008-01: 66.2 %2008-02: 66 %2008-03: 66.1 %2008-04: 65.9 %2008-05: 66.1 %2008-06: 66.1 %2008-07: 66.1 %2008-08: 66.1 %2008-09: 66 %2008-10: 66 %2008-11: 65.9 %2008-12: 65.8 %2009-01: 65.7 %2009-02: 65.8 %2009-03: 65.6 %2009-04: 65.7 %2009-05: 65.7 %2009-06: 65.7 %2009-07: 65.5 %2009-08: 65.4 %2009-09: 65.1 %2009-10: 65 %2009-11: 65 %2009-12: 64.6 %2010-01: 64.8 %2010-02: 64.9 %2010-03: 64.9 %2010-04: 65.2 %2010-05: 64.9 %2010-06: 64.6 %2010-07: 64.6 %2010-08: 64.7 %2010-09: 64.6 %2010-10: 64.4 %2010-11: 64.6 %2010-12: 64.3 %2011-01: 64.2 %2011-02: 64.1 %2011-03: 64.2 %2011-04: 64.2 %2011-05: 64.1 %2011-06: 64 %2011-07: 64 %2011-08: 64.1 %2011-09: 64.2 %2011-10: 64.1 %2011-11: 64.1 %2011-12: 64 %2012-01: 63.7 %2012-02: 63.8 %2012-03: 63.8 %2012-04: 63.7 %2012-05: 63.7 %2012-06: 63.8 %2012-07: 63.7 %2012-08: 63.5 %2012-09: 63.6 %2012-10: 63.8 %2012-11: 63.6 %2012-12: 63.7 %2013-01: 63.7 %2013-02: 63.4 %2013-03: 63.3 %2013-04: 63.4 %2013-05: 63.4 %2013-06: 63.4 %2013-07: 63.3 %2013-08: 63.3 %2013-09: 63.2 %2013-10: 62.8 %2013-11: 63 %2013-12: 62.9 %2014-01: 62.9 %2014-02: 62.9 %2014-03: 63.1 %2014-04: 62.8 %2014-05: 62.9 %2014-06: 62.8 %2014-07: 62.9 %2014-08: 62.9 %2014-09: 62.8 %2014-10: 62.9 %2014-11: 62.9 %2014-12: 62.8 %2015-01: 62.9 %2015-02: 62.7 %2015-03: 62.6 %2015-04: 62.8 %2015-05: 62.9 %2015-06: 62.7 %2015-07: 62.6 %2015-08: 62.6 %2015-09: 62.4 %2015-10: 62.5 %2015-11: 62.5 %2015-12: 62.7 %2016-01: 62.7 %2016-02: 62.8 %2016-03: 63 %2016-04: 62.9 %2016-05: 62.7 %2016-06: 62.7 %2016-07: 62.8 %2016-08: 62.9 %2016-09: 62.9 %2016-10: 62.8 %2016-11: 62.7 %2016-12: 62.7 %2017-01: 62.8 %2017-02: 62.9 %2017-03: 62.9 %2017-04: 63 %2017-05: 62.8 %2017-06: 62.8 %2017-07: 62.9 %2017-08: 62.9 %2017-09: 63.1 %2017-10: 62.7 %2017-11: 62.7 %2017-12: 62.7 %2018-01: 62.7 %2018-02: 63 %2018-03: 62.9 %2018-04: 62.9 %2018-05: 62.9 %2018-06: 63 %2018-07: 63 %2018-08: 62.6 %2018-09: 62.8 %2018-10: 62.9 %2018-11: 62.9 %2018-12: 63 %2019-01: 63.1 %2019-02: 63.1 %2019-03: 63 %2019-04: 62.8 %2019-05: 62.9 %2019-06: 63 %2019-07: 63.1 %2019-08: 63.1 %2019-09: 63.2 %2019-10: 63.3 %2019-11: 63.3 %2019-12: 63.3 %2020-01: 63.3 %2020-02: 63.3 %2020-03: 62.6 %2020-04: 60.1 %2020-05: 60.8 %2020-06: 61.5 %2020-07: 61.5 %2020-08: 61.7 %2020-09: 61.4 %2020-10: 61.7 %2020-11: 61.5 %2020-12: 61.5 %2021-01: 61.4 %2021-02: 61.4 %2021-03: 61.5 %2021-04: 61.6 %2021-05: 61.6 %2021-06: 61.7 %2021-07: 61.8 %2021-08: 61.7 %2021-09: 61.7 %2021-10: 61.8 %2021-11: 61.9 %2021-12: 62 %2022-01: 62.2 %2022-02: 62.3 %2022-03: 62.4 %2022-04: 62.2 %2022-05: 62.3 %2022-06: 62.2 %2022-07: 62.1 %2022-08: 62.3 %2022-09: 62.2 %2022-10: 62.2 %2022-11: 62.1 %2022-12: 62.3 %2023-01: 62.4 %2023-02: 62.5 %2023-03: 62.6 %2023-04: 62.6 %2023-05: 62.6 %2023-06: 62.6 %2023-07: 62.6 %2023-08: 62.8 %2023-09: 62.7 %2023-10: 62.6 %2023-11: 62.8 %2023-12: 62.5 %2024-01: 62.5 %2024-02: 62.6 %2024-03: 62.7 %2024-04: 62.6 %2024-05: 62.6 %2024-06: 62.6 %2024-07: 62.7 %2024-08: 62.7 %2024-09: 62.7 %2024-10: 62.5 %2024-11: 62.4 %2024-12: 62.5 %2025-01: 62.6 %2025-02: 62.5 %2025-03: 62.5 %2025-04: 62.6 %2025-05: 62.4 %2025-06: 62.3 %2025-07: 62.2 %2025-08: 62.3 %2025-09: 62.5 %2025-11: 62.5 %2025-12: 62.4 %2026-01: 62.1 %2026-02: 62 %2026-03: 61.9 %2026-04: 61.8 %2026-05: 61.8 %2026-06: 61.5 %2026-07: 61.4 %2026-08: 61.6 %2026-09: 61.8 %
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-10-02.
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2026-0861.6
2026-0761.4
2026-0661.5
2026-0561.8
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2026-0361.9
2026-0262
2026-0162.1
2025-1262.4
2025-1162.5
2025-0962.5
2025-0862.3
2025-0762.2
2025-0662.3
2025-0562.4
2025-0462.6
2025-0362.5
2025-0262.5
2025-0162.6
2024-1262.5
2024-1162.4
2024-1062.5
2024-0962.7
2024-0862.7
2024-0762.7
2024-0662.6
2024-0562.6
2024-0462.6
2024-0362.7
2024-0262.6
2024-0162.5
2023-1262.5
2023-1162.8
2023-1062.6
2023-0962.7
2023-0862.8
2023-0762.6
2023-0662.6
2023-0562.6
2023-0462.6
2023-0362.6
2023-0262.5
2023-0162.4
2022-1262.3
2022-1162.1
2022-1062.2
2022-0962.2
2022-0862.3
2022-0762.1
2022-0662.2
2022-0562.3
2022-0462.2
2022-0362.4
2022-0262.3
2022-0162.2
2021-1262
2021-1161.9
2021-1061.8
2021-0961.7
2021-0861.7
2021-0761.8
2021-0661.7
2021-0561.6
2021-0461.6
2021-0361.5
2021-0261.4
2021-0161.4
2020-1261.5
2020-1161.5
2020-1061.7
2020-0961.4
2020-0861.7
2020-0761.5
2020-0661.5
2020-0560.8
2020-0460.1
2020-0362.6
2020-0263.3
2020-0163.3
2019-1263.3
2019-1163.3
2019-1063.3
2019-0963.2
2019-0863.1
2019-0763.1
2019-0663
2019-0562.9
2019-0462.8
2019-0363
2019-0263.1
2019-0163.1
2018-1263
2018-1162.9
2018-1062.9
2018-0962.8
2018-0862.6
2018-0763
2018-0663
2018-0562.9
2018-0462.9
2018-0362.9
2018-0263
2018-0162.7
2017-1262.7
2017-1162.7
2017-1062.7
2017-0963.1
2017-0862.9
2017-0762.9
2017-0662.8
2017-0562.8
2017-0463
2017-0362.9
2017-0262.9
2017-0162.8
2016-1262.7
2016-1162.7
2016-1062.8
2016-0962.9
2016-0862.9
2016-0762.8
2016-0662.7
2016-0562.7
2016-0462.9
2016-0363
2016-0262.8
2016-0162.7
2015-1262.7
2015-1162.5
2015-1062.5
2015-0962.4
2015-0862.6
2015-0762.6
2015-0662.7
2015-0562.9
2015-0462.8
2015-0362.6
2015-0262.7
2015-0162.9
2014-1262.8
2014-1162.9
2014-1062.9
2014-0962.8
2014-0862.9
2014-0762.9
2014-0662.8
2014-0562.9
2014-0462.8
2014-0363.1
2014-0262.9
2014-0162.9
2013-1262.9
2013-1163
2013-1062.8
2013-0963.2
2013-0863.3
2013-0763.3
2013-0663.4
2013-0563.4
2013-0463.4
2013-0363.3
2013-0263.4
2013-0163.7
2012-1263.7
2012-1163.6
2012-1063.8
2012-0963.6
2012-0863.5
2012-0763.7
2012-0663.8
2012-0563.7
2012-0463.7
2012-0363.8
2012-0263.8
2012-0163.7
2011-1264
2011-1164.1
2011-1064.1
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2011-0864.1
2011-0764
2011-0664
2011-0564.1
2011-0464.2
2011-0364.2
2011-0264.1
2011-0164.2
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2010-1064.4
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2010-0564.9
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2010-0164.8
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2009-1165
2009-1065
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2009-0765.5
2009-0665.7
2009-0565.7
2009-0465.7
2009-0365.6
2009-0265.8
2009-0165.7
2008-1265.8
2008-1165.9
2008-1066
2008-0966
2008-0866.1
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2008-0666.1
2008-0566.1
2008-0465.9
2008-0366.1
2008-0266
2008-0166.2
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2007-0966
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2007-0465.9
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2005-0666.1
2005-0566.1
2005-0466.1
2005-0365.9
2005-0265.9
2005-0165.8
2004-1265.9
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2004-0866
2004-0766.1
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2004-0465.9
2004-0366
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2003-1265.9
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2003-0866.1
2003-0766.2
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2003-0566.4
2003-0466.4
2003-0366.3
2003-0266.4
2003-0166.4
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2002-1066.6
2002-0966.7
2002-0866.6
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2002-0666.6
2002-0566.7
2002-0466.7
2002-0366.6
2002-0266.8
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2001-1166.7
2001-1066.7
2001-0966.8
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2001-0766.8
2001-0666.7
2001-0566.7
2001-0466.9
2001-0367.2
2001-0267.1
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2000-1267
2000-1166.9
2000-1066.8
2000-0966.9
2000-0866.9
2000-0766.9
2000-0667.1
2000-0567.1
2000-0467.3
2000-0367.3
2000-0267.3
2000-0167.3

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Definition

The labor force, comprising employed and unemployed people, as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and older.

Seasonally adjusted. US national figures come from the Current Population Survey; state figures are LAUS model-based estimates. The population excludes active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions. The age range and population scope differ from the existing activity-rate indicator.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Labor force participation rate, civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, CPS LNS11300000. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ln/ln.data.1.AllData. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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What is the labor force participation rate in United States?

Labor force participation rate in the United States was 61.8% in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7 pts from September 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Labor force participation rate, civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, CPS LNS11300000. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest labor force participation rate in United States?

67.3% in January 2000, the highest value since January 2000 in this series.

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