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Labour force participation rate (monthly): compare countries

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Labour force participation rate (monthly) by country

Labour force participation rate (monthly)

Monthly, Percent

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, e-Stat, Statistics Bureau of Japan
Labour force participation rate (monthly): latest observations by country
Date AustraliaUnited StatesJapan
67.0%62.5%63.5%
66.9%62.4%63.5%
67.1%62.5%63.4%
67.2%62.6%63.2%
66.7%62.5%63.2%
66.7%62.5%63.3%
67.1%62.6%63.7%
67.0%62.4%64.0%
66.9%62.3%64.2%
67.0%62.2%63.9%
66.8%62.3%64.0%
66.9%62.5%64.2%
66.9%—64.2%
66.6%62.5%64.1%
66.7%62.4%63.9%
66.7%62.1%63.5%
66.8%62.0%63.5%
66.8%61.9%63.6%
66.7%61.8%64.4%
66.7%61.8%64.6%
67.0%61.5%64.4%
66.9%61.4%64.1%
67.0%61.6%64.2%
66.8%61.8%64.5%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Rates of change are derived by ChartBasis from ABS data. This does not imply endorsement by the ABS.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Consumer Price Index (2025 base) and Labour Force Survey, through e-Stat. Labour force figures are not seasonally adjusted. This service uses API functions from e-Stat, however its contents are not guaranteed by government.

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