Figure 1. Labor force participation rate and employment–population ratio, quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted, 1999–2019
Quarter Labor force participation rate Employment–population ratio

Q1 1999

67.1 64.3

Q2 1999

67.1 64.2

Q3 1999

67.1 64.2

Q4 1999

67.1 64.4

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

62.9 59.3

Q1 2015

62.7 59.3

Q2 2015

62.8 59.4

Q3 2015

62.5 59.3

Q4 2015

62.6 59.4

Q1 2016

62.8 59.7

Q2 2016

62.8 59.7

Q3 2016

62.8 59.8

Q4 2016

62.7 59.7

Q1 2017

62.9 60.0

Q2 2017

62.9 60.1

Q3 2017

62.9 60.2

Q4 2017

62.7 60.1

Q1 2018

62.9 60.3

Q2 2018

62.9 60.4

Q3 2018

62.8 60.4

Q4 2018

62.9 60.6

Q1 2019

63.1 60.7

Q2 2019

62.9 60.6

Q3 2019

63.1 60.8

Q4 2019

63.2 61.0

Note: Q1 = first quarter, Q2 = second quarter, Q3 = third quarter, and Q4 = fourth quarter.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.