Figure 7. Labor force participation rate and employment–population ratio, quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted, 2000—16
| Year and quarter |
Labor force participation rate |
Employment–population ratio |
|
2000 Q1
|
67.3 |
64.6 |
|
2000 Q2
|
67.2 |
64.5 |
|
2000 Q3
|
66.9 |
64.2 |
|
2000 Q4
|
66.9 |
64.3 |
|
2001 Q1
|
67.2 |
64.3 |
|
2001 Q2
|
66.8 |
63.8 |
|
2001 Q3
|
66.7 |
63.5 |
|
2001 Q4
|
66.7 |
63.0 |
|
2002 Q1
|
66.6 |
62.8 |
|
2002 Q2
|
66.7 |
62.8 |
|
2002 Q3
|
66.6 |
62.8 |
|
2002 Q4
|
66.4 |
62.5 |
|
2003 Q1
|
66.3 |
62.4 |
|
2003 Q2
|
66.4 |
62.4 |
|
2003 Q3
|
66.1 |
62.1 |
|
2003 Q4
|
66.1 |
62.2 |
|
2004 Q1
|
66.0 |
62.3 |
|
2004 Q2
|
66.0 |
62.3 |
|
2004 Q3
|
66.0 |
62.4 |
|
2004 Q4
|
66.0 |
62.4 |
|
2005 Q1
|
65.9 |
62.4 |
|
2005 Q2
|
66.1 |
62.7 |
|
2005 Q3
|
66.1 |
62.8 |
|
2005 Q4
|
66.0 |
62.8 |
|
2006 Q1
|
66.1 |
63.0 |
|
2006 Q2
|
66.1 |
63.1 |
|
2006 Q3
|
66.1 |
63.1 |
|
2006 Q4
|
66.3 |
63.3 |
|
2007 Q1
|
66.3 |
63.3 |
|
2007 Q2
|
66.0 |
63.0 |
|
2007 Q3
|
65.9 |
62.8 |
|
2007 Q4
|
66.0 |
62.8 |
|
2008 Q1
|
66.1 |
62.8 |
|
2008 Q2
|
66.0 |
62.5 |
|
2008 Q3
|
66.0 |
62.1 |
|
2008 Q4
|
65.9 |
61.4 |
|
2009 Q1
|
65.7 |
60.2 |
|
2009 Q2
|
65.7 |
59.6 |
|
2009 Q3
|
65.3 |
59.0 |
|
2009 Q4
|
64.9 |
58.4 |
|
2010 Q1
|
64.9 |
58.5 |
|
2010 Q2
|
64.9 |
58.6 |
|
2010 Q3
|
64.6 |
58.5 |
|
2010 Q4
|
64.4 |
58.3 |
|
2011 Q1
|
64.2 |
58.4 |
|
2011 Q2
|
64.1 |
58.3 |
|
2011 Q3
|
64.1 |
58.3 |
|
2011 Q4
|
64.0 |
58.5 |
|
2012 Q1
|
63.8 |
58.5 |
|
2012 Q2
|
63.7 |
58.5 |
|
2012 Q3
|
63.6 |
58.5 |
|
2012 Q4
|
63.7 |
58.7 |
|
2013 Q1
|
63.4 |
58.5 |
|
2013 Q2
|
63.4 |
58.6 |
|
2013 Q3
|
63.3 |
58.7 |
|
2013 Q4
|
62.9 |
58.5 |
|
2014 Q1
|
63.0 |
58.8 |
|
2014 Q2
|
62.8 |
58.9 |
|
2014 Q3
|
62.9 |
59.1 |
|
2014 Q4
|
62.8 |
59.2 |
|
2015 Q1
|
62.8 |
59.3 |
|
2015 Q2
|
62.7 |
59.4 |
|
2015 Q3
|
62.5 |
59.3 |
|
2015 Q4
|
62.6 |
59.4 |
|
2016 Q1
|
62.9 |
59.8 |
|
2016 Q2
|
62.7 |
59.7 |
|
2016 Q3
|
62.8 |
59.8 |
|
2016 Q4
|
62.7 |
59.7 |