# US states by labor force participation rate, August 2026

All 51 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: The labor force, comprising employed and unemployed people, as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and older.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor force participation rate, civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, state LAUS measure 08 (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.3.AllStatesS)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Labor force participation rate, civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, state LAUS measure 08. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.3.AllStatesS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate/us-states
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate/us-states.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 70.3 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 69.3 |
| 3 | North Dakota | 69 |
| 4 | Iowa | 67 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 66.8 |
| 6 | Kansas | 66.6 |
| 7 | South Dakota | 66.5 |
| 8 | Utah | 66.3 |
| 9 | Alaska | 65.5 |
| 10 | Colorado | 65.3 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 65.3 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | 64.8 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 64.7 |
| 14 | Texas | 64.2 |
| 15 | Maryland | 63.7 |
| 16 | New Jersey | 63.6 |
| 17 | Missouri | 63.3 |
| 18 | Illinois | 63.1 |
| 19 | Indiana | 63 |
| 20 | Virginia | 62.8 |
| 21 | Nevada | 62.6 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 62.6 |
| 23 | Oregon | 62.5 |
| 24 | Rhode Island | 62.1 |
| 24 | Vermont | 62.1 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 62 |
| 26 | Washington | 62 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 61.9 |
| 29 | California | 61.5 |
| 29 | Idaho | 61.5 |
| 29 | Montana | 61.5 |
| 32 | New York | 61.3 |
| 32 | Ohio | 61.3 |
| 34 | Hawaii | 61.1 |
| 35 | Georgia | 61 |
| 36 | Wyoming | 60.2 |
| 37 | Arizona | 59.9 |
| 38 | Tennessee | 59.2 |
| 39 | Arkansas | 59.1 |
| 40 | Michigan | 58.8 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 58.8 |
| 42 | Maine | 58.6 |
| 43 | Louisiana | 58.4 |
| 44 | Delaware | 57.9 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 57.8 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 57.8 |
| 47 | Florida | 57.4 |
| 48 | Alabama | 56.8 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 56.7 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 54.7 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 53.8 |