labor force participation
Working-age employment ratio
Labor force participation is the proportion of working-age adults who are either employed or actively seeking work.
It excludes retirees, full-time students, stay-at-home parents, and others not looking for jobs.
Economists track the labor force participation rate as a key indicator of economic health: Labor force participation among prime-age workers has declined since 2000.
- job marketEmployment availability collectively
- minimum wage lawsLegislated lowest permissible pay
- gender gapInequality between sexes
- aging populationIncreasing proportion of elderly
- unemployment ratePercentage without jobs seeking work
labor market trends · educational attainment · fertility rates · back to work · full-time work · part-time jobs · work-life balance · racial disparities · gig economy · labor shortage · disability inclusion · unemployment insurance · youth unemployment · pension systems · migration patterns · hiring practices · labor unions · job satisfaction
- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
- labor economicsjob market, labor supply, labor demand, employment rates, unemployment rates
- women's laborworking women, women workers, female workforce, women in STEM, women in leadership
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining
labor force participationidleness
State of doing nothing
unemployment · joblessness · leisure · economic dependency · retirement
labor force participationretirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
idleness · homemaking · early retirement · leisure · permanent disability
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