The labor force participation rate — how much of the working age population has a job or is looking for one — held at 62.7% percent last month, according to the latest jobs report released Friday.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. In recent days, Fed Chair Jay Powell and New York Fed President John Williams have ...

The U.S. labor-force participation rate was little changed in July, at 62.7%. The rate has held within a narrow range of 62.5% to 62.8% over the past 12 months. The unemployment rate has increased ...

In the latest jobs report, out Friday, there’s some details to like and and some to be worried about. On the “maybe we should worry about this” side, the labor force participation rate — aka the ...

The labor force participation rate experienced a sharp drop during the pandemic, from which it has yet to fully recover.

SOLD OFF ITS AMERICAN ASSETS. THE LABOR FORCE IN IOWA IS GROWING. THAT’S ACCORDING TO IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. NEARLY 2000 PEOPLE WERE ADDED IN AUGUST, MOSTLY MOSTLY ADULTS, BETWEEN AGE 20 TO 24.

RIYADH — The overall unemployment rate for Saudis and non-Saudis in the Kingdom reached 3.2 percent during the second quarter of 2025, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The ...

The labor market has largely recovered since COVID-19 hit, but some disparities between men and women still remain. The labor force participation rate for women in their prime working years (ages ...

For January, Indiana’s labor force participation rate was 63.8 percent. Indiana’s labor force participation rate has grown steadily for the eighth month in a row. That’s according to the Indiana ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota's unemployment rate and labor participation force held steady in October. According to the Department of Employment and Economic Development, unemployment remained at 3.4% ...

This year, mothers ages 20 to 44 with young children have been leaving the workforce at a steady clip, according to a new analysis published on Wednesday. By July, the most recent month for which we ...

A new labor market analysis based on June 2025 data revealed that a significant number of women have left the U.S. labor force this year. According to the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) review of ...