Figure 2. Labor force participation rate and employment–population ratio, quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted, 2000–2017
Quarter and year |
Labor force participation rate |
Employment–population ratio |
Q1 2000
|
67.3 |
64.6 |
Q2 2000
|
67.2 |
64.5 |
Q3 2000
|
66.9 |
64.2 |
Q4 2000
|
66.9 |
64.3 |
Q1 2001
|
67.2 |
64.3 |
Q2 2001
|
66.8 |
63.8 |
Q3 2001
|
66.7 |
63.5 |
Q4 2001
|
66.7 |
63.0 |
Q1 2002
|
66.6 |
62.8 |
Q2 2002
|
66.7 |
62.8 |
Q3 2002
|
66.6 |
62.8 |
Q4 2002
|
66.4 |
62.5 |
Q1 2003
|
66.3 |
62.4 |
Q2 2003
|
66.4 |
62.4 |
Q3 2003
|
66.1 |
62.1 |
Q4 2003
|
66.1 |
62.2 |
Q1 2004
|
66.0 |
62.3 |
Q2 2004
|
66.0 |
62.3 |
Q3 2004
|
66.0 |
62.4 |
Q4 2004
|
66.0 |
62.4 |
Q1 2005
|
65.9 |
62.4 |
Q2 2005
|
66.1 |
62.7 |
Q3 2005
|
66.1 |
62.8 |
Q4 2005
|
66.0 |
62.8 |
Q1 2006
|
66.1 |
63.0 |
Q2 2006
|
66.1 |
63.1 |
Q3 2006
|
66.1 |
63.1 |
Q4 2006
|
66.3 |
63.3 |
Q1 2007
|
66.3 |
63.3 |
Q2 2007
|
66.0 |
63.0 |
Q3 2007
|
65.9 |
62.8 |
Q4 2007
|
66.0 |
62.8 |
Q1 2008
|
66.1 |
62.8 |
Q2 2008
|
66.0 |
62.5 |
Q3 2008
|
66.0 |
62.1 |
Q4 2008
|
65.9 |
61.4 |
Q1 2009
|
65.7 |
60.2 |
Q2 2009
|
65.7 |
59.6 |
Q3 2009
|
65.3 |
59.0 |
Q4 2009
|
64.9 |
58.4 |
Q1 2010
|
64.9 |
58.5 |
Q2 2010
|
64.9 |
58.6 |
Q3 2010
|
64.6 |
58.5 |
Q4 2010
|
64.4 |
58.3 |
Q1 2011
|
64.2 |
58.4 |
Q2 2011
|
64.1 |
58.3 |
Q3 2011
|
64.1 |
58.3 |
Q4 2011
|
64.1 |
58.5 |
Q1 2012
|
63.8 |
58.5 |
Q2 2012
|
63.7 |
58.5 |
Q3 2012
|
63.6 |
58.5 |
Q4 2012
|
63.7 |
58.7 |
Q1 2013
|
63.5 |
58.5 |
Q2 2013
|
63.4 |
58.6 |
Q3 2013
|
63.3 |
58.7 |
Q4 2013
|
62.9 |
58.5 |
Q1 2014
|
63.0 |
58.8 |
Q2 2014
|
62.8 |
58.9 |
Q3 2014
|
62.9 |
59.0 |
Q4 2014
|
62.8 |
59.3 |
Q1 2015
|
62.8 |
59.3 |
Q2 2015
|
62.8 |
59.4 |
Q3 2015
|
62.5 |
59.3 |
Q4 2015
|
62.6 |
59.4 |
Q1 2016
|
62.9 |
59.8 |
Q2 2016
|
62.7 |
59.7 |
Q3 2016
|
62.8 |
59.7 |
Q4 2016
|
62.7 |
59.8 |
Q1 2017
|
62.9 |
60.0 |
Q2 2017
|
62.8 |
60.1 |
Q3 2017
|
62.9 |
60.2 |
Q4 2017
|
62.7 |
60.1 |