The labor force participation rate in the US fell to 62.4% in December 2025, down from 62.5% in the previous month. Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States averaged 62.83 percent from 1948 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 67.30 percent in January of 2000 and a record low of 58.10 percent in December of 1954. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States decreased to 62.40 percent in December from 62.50 percent in November of 2025.

Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States decreased to 62.40 percent in December from 62.50 percent in November of 2025. Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States is expected to be 62.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Labor Force Participation Rate is projected to trend around 62.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-16 01:30 PM
Participation Rate
Nov 62.5% 62.4% 62.5%
2026-01-09 01:30 PM
Participation Rate
Dec 62.4% 62.5% 62.6%
2026-02-11 01:30 PM
Participation Rate
Jan 62.4% 62.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Dec 2025
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.80 3.60 percent Dec 2025
Average Weekly Hours 34.20 34.30 Hours Dec 2025
Employment Rate 59.70 59.60 percent Dec 2025
Government Payrolls 13.00 6.00 Thousand Dec 2025
JOLTs Job Openings 6542.00 6928.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Participation Rate 62.40 62.50 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Payrolls -8.00 -2.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Non Farm Payrolls 50.00 56.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 37.00 50.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 4.40 4.50 percent Dec 2025


United States Labor Force Participation Rate
The civilian labor force participation rate is the number of employed and unemployed but looking for a job as a percentage of the population aged 16 years and over.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
62.40 62.50 67.30 58.10 1948 - 2025 percent Monthly
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