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United States - Labor Force Participation Rate 61.7

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

61.7 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1990

0.95×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#16#31#46#61#76#9119901995200020052010201520202025#66#912023 overtook Bangladesh2024 overtook Guam
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United States climbed from #66 to #91 (overtook Bangladesh). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global financial crisis curated

Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.

2023
Overtook Bangladesh in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Guam in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202561.563.0564.666.15
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