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Female labour force participation rate in United States

Latest: 56.3%
Previous: 56.6%
Change: -0.22 (-0.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in United States
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	56.0%
Dec 31, 1991	55.9%
Dec 31, 1992	56.3%
Dec 31, 1993	56.4%
Dec 31, 1994	57.3%
Dec 31, 1995	57.6%
Dec 31, 1996	57.9%
Dec 31, 1997	58.4%
Dec 31, 1998	58.4%
Dec 31, 1999	58.6%
Dec 31, 2000	58.7%
Dec 31, 2001	58.5%
Dec 31, 2002	58.4%
Dec 31, 2003	58.2%
Dec 31, 2004	57.9%
Dec 31, 2005	58.0%
Dec 31, 2006	58.2%
Dec 31, 2007	58.1%
Dec 31, 2008	58.3%
Dec 31, 2009	58.1%
Dec 31, 2010	57.5%
Dec 31, 2011	57.0%
Dec 31, 2012	56.8%
Dec 31, 2013	56.4%
Dec 31, 2014	56.2%
Dec 31, 2015	55.9%
Dec 31, 2016	56.1%
Dec 31, 2017	56.4%
Dec 31, 2018	56.5%
Dec 31, 2019	56.9%
Dec 31, 2020	55.7%
Dec 31, 2021	55.6%
Dec 31, 2022	56.0%
Dec 31, 2023	56.6%
Dec 31, 2024	56.6%
Dec 31, 2025	56.3%

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