U.S. female labor force participation rate 1990-2022

This graph shows the unadjusted female labor force participation rate from 1990 to 2022. In 2022, about 58.1 percent of the female labor force participated in the job market.

Female labor force participation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2022

Characteristic	Labor force participation rate
'22	56.8%
'21	56.1%
'20	56.2%
'19	57.4%
'18	57.1%
'17	57%
'16	56.8%
'15	56.7%
'14	57%
'13	57.2%
'12	57.7%
'11	58.1%
'10	58.6%
'09	59.2%
'08	59.5%
'07	59.3%
'06	59.4%
'05	59.3%
'04	59.2%
'03	59.5%
'02	59.6%
'01	59.8%
'00	59.9%
'99	60%
'98	59.8%
'97	59.8%
'96	59.3%
'95	58.9%
'94	58.8%
'93	57.9%
'92	57.8%
'91	57.4%
'90	57.5%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2022

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Civilian labor force is a term used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to describe the subset of Americans who have jobs or are seeking a job, are at least 16 years old, are not serving in the military and are not institutionalized. In other words, all Americans who are eligible to work in the everyday U.S. economy.

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