This graph shows the unadjusted female labor force participation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023. In 2023, about 57.3 percent of the female labor force participated in the job market.
Female labor force participation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023
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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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 25, 2024). Female labor force participation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191737/us-female-labor-force-participation-rate-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Female labor force participation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023." Chart. January 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191737/us-female-labor-force-participation-rate-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Female labor force participation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191737/us-female-labor-force-participation-rate-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Female Labor Force Participation Rate in The United States from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191737/us-female-labor-force-participation-rate-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Female labor force participation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191737/us-female-labor-force-participation-rate-since-1990/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Female labor force participation rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191737/us-female-labor-force-participation-rate-since-1990/