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  2. Labor force in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The labor force participation rate, LFPR (or economic activity rate, EAR), is the ratio between the labor force and the overall size of their cohort (national population of the same age range). Much as in other countries in the West , the labor force participation rate in the U.S. increased significantly during the later half of the 20th ...

  3. Workforce - Wikipedia

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    The sum of the labour force and out of the labour force results in the noninstitutional civilian population, that is, the number of people who (1) work (i.e., the employed), (2) can work but don't, although they are looking for a job (i.e., the unemployed), or (3) can work but don't, and are not looking for a job (i.e., out of the labour force).

  4. Current Population Survey - Wikipedia

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    The survey also reports the labor force participation rate, which is the labor force as a percentage of the population, and the ratio of the employed to the total population of the United States. Although the primary purpose of the CPS is to record employment information, the survey fulfills a secondary role in providing demographic information ...

  5. Employment-to-population ratio - Wikipedia

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    U.S. unemployment rate and employment to population ratio (EM ratio) Wage share and employment rate in the U.S. Employment-to-population ratio, also called the employment rate, [1] is a statistical ratio that measures the proportion of a country's working age population (statistics are often given for ages 15 to 64 [2] [3]) that is employed.

  6. Economic activity rate - Wikipedia

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    Economic activity rate, EAR (or labor force participation rate, LFPR), is the percentage of the population, both employed and unemployed, [1] that constitutes the workforce, regardless of whether they are currently employed or job searching.

  7. Unemployment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The labor force participation rate (LFPR) is defined as the number of persons in the labor force (i.e., employed and unemployed) divided by the civilian population (aged 16+). This ratio has steadily fallen from 67.3% in March 2000 to 62.5% by May 2016. [54] The decline is long-term in nature and is primarily driven by an aging country, as the ...

  8. Unemployment - Wikipedia

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    The labor force participation rate is the ratio between the labor force and the overall size of their cohort (national population of the same age range). In the West, during the latter half of the 20th century, the labor force participation rate increased significantly because of an increase in the number of women entering the workplace.

  9. Beveridge curve - Wikipedia

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    Beveridge curve of vacancy rate and unemployment rate data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. A Beveridge curve, or UV curve, is a graphical representation of the relationship between unemployment and the job vacancy rate, the number of unfilled jobs expressed as a proportion of the labour force. It typically has vacancies on ...