The labor force participation rate — how much of the working age population has a job or is looking for one — held at 62.7% percent last month, according to the latest jobs report released Friday.

VIRGINIA & WEST VIRGINIA (WVVA) - Virginia’s labor force participation rate sits well above the national average while ...

One of the data points that really popped in Friday’s jobs report is the labor force participation rate. After not budging for about six months, it rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 62.8%. Now, ...

The labor force participation rate experienced a sharp drop during the pandemic, from which it has yet to fully recover.

The labor force participation (LFP) rate for prime-age workers surged from early 2021 through early 2023, especially for women. This helped reduce the large shortfall of available workers relative to ...

A substantial and unexpected rise in women’s labor force participation rates over the past few years has been a key factor spurring rapid labor force growth. In particular, Hispanic women have made a ...

The labor force participation rate for women in their prime working age hit an all-time high in June, reaching 77.8%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday as part of the ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s labor force participation rate peaked at 55% following an extreme drop following the COVID-19 pandemic, but a steady drop in both labor force participation and increases ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota's unemployment rate and labor participation force held steady in October. According to the Department of Employment and Economic Development, unemployment remained at 3.4% ...