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.

In April, the labor participation rate landed at 62.5 percent which is the same it was in November 2021. Indiana’s labor force participation rate fell last month to its lowest point in more than two ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. In recent days, Fed Chair Jay Powell and New York Fed President John Williams have ...

Alabama’s labor force participation rate, which lags behind the national average, increased slightly in April, the Alabama Department of Labor said, and the total number of people employed in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. The January jobs report beat expectations and there are still ...

Latinas have made considerable gains on several fronts in the last two decades. The share with a bachelor’s degree has roughly doubled since 2003, and their labor force participation rate and median ...

This year, mothers ages 20 to 44 with young children have been leaving the workforce at a steady clip, according to a new analysis published on Wednesday. By July, the most recent month for which we ...

SOLD OFF ITS AMERICAN ASSETS. THE LABOR FORCE IN IOWA IS GROWING. THAT’S ACCORDING TO IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. NEARLY 2000 PEOPLE WERE ADDED IN AUGUST, MOSTLY MOSTLY ADULTS, BETWEEN AGE 20 TO 24.

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% ...