Germany Labor Force Participation Rate

A Germany Labor Force Participation Rate is an labor participation rate for the U.S. labor force.

• Context:
  • Its highest value over the past 21 years was 59.60% in 2011. [1]
  • Its lowest value was 55.90% in 1990. [2]
• Example(s):
  • Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Germany was 59.60 as of 2011
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Canada Labor Participation Rate, or a U.S. Labor Participation Rate.
  • a Frankfurt Labor Participation Rate.
  • a Germany Unemployment Rate.
  • a Germany Labor Productivity Measure.
• See: World War II.

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References

2013

• http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2013/10/22-america-one-time-home-employment-miracle-burtless
  • Chart 1. Changes in the Labor Force Participation Rate of 25-53 Year-Old Adults in 17 OECD Countries, 1989-2013 [3]

• http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf/lfcompendium.xls

Year	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983	1982	1981	1980	1979	1978	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
United States	63.7	64.1	64.7	65.4	66.0	66.0	66.2	66.0	66.0	66.2	66.6	66.8	67.1	67.1	67.1	67.1	66.8	66.6	66.6	66.3	66.4	66.2	66.5	66.5	65.9	65.6	65.3	64.8	64.4	64.0	64.0	63.9	63.8	63.7	63.2	62.3	61.6	61.2	61.3	60.8	60.4	60.2	60.4
Canada	66.7	66.8	67.0	67.2	67.7	67.5	67.2	67.3	67.6	67.7	67.1	66.1	66.0	65.8	65.4	65.1	64.8	64.9	65.2	65.5	65.9	66.8	67.4	67.5	67.1	66.8	66.4	66.0	65.5	65.2	64.9	65.7	65.0	64.5	63.7	62.8	62.5	61.1	60.5	59.7	58.6	58.1	57.8
Germany	59.2	59.2	58.6	58.5	58.4	58.3	58.1	57.5	56.4	56.0	56.4	56.7	56.7	56.9	57.7	57.3	57.1	57.1	57.4	57.8	58.1	58.8	55.0	55.2	55.1	55.0	54.9	54.7	54.4	54.3	54.6	54.7	54.7	54.5	54.4	54.4	54.6	55.0	55.7	56.3	56.2	56.5	56.9
Japan	58.4	58.7	59.1	59.3	59.6	59.8	59.6	59.5	59.6	59.9	60.4	61.2	61.7	62.0	62.6	63.0	62.8	62.8	62.9	63.2	63.3	63.1	62.6	62.1	61.8	61.8	62.1	62.2	62.7	63.1	62.7	62.6	62.6	62.7	62.8	62.5	62.4	62.4	63.1	64.0	63.8	64.2	64.5

2013

• http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2013/10/22-america-one-time-home-employment-miracle-burtless
  • Chart 1. Changes in the Labor Force Participation Rate of 25-53 Year-Old Adults in 17 OECD Countries, 1989-2013 [4]

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