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United States - Labor Force Participation 1999

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
66.06% +0.05pp from 1998 Global rank: 56th

United States's labor force participation was 66.06% in 1999, increased +0.05pp from 66.01% in 1998. This was the 56th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999▾
Labor Force Participation by Country - 1999
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 86.46% 0.0%
2nd Madagascar 86.26% 0.1%
3rd Mozambique 84.66% 0.4%
4th Nigeria 83.60% -0.1%
5th Burundi 83.45% -0.9%
6th Solomon Islands 83.21% 0.2%
7th Qatar 82.66% 0.1%
8th Burkina Faso 82.29% -0.3%
9th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.21% -0.1%
10th Cameroon 81.99% 0.0%
11th Malawi 80.86% 0.0%
12th Eritrea 80.72% 0.1%
13th Cambodia 80.43% -0.1%
14th Niger 78.97% 0.1%
15th Azerbaijan 78.12% -1.0%
16th Angola 77.38% 0.0%
17th Liberia 77.11% 0.0%
18th Vanuatu 76.90% 0.1%
19th Iceland 76.27% 1.7%
20th China 74.72% -0.7%
21st United Arab Emirates 74.60% -0.4%
22nd Viet Nam 74.51% -1.1%
23rd Georgia 74.45% -0.8%
24th South Sudan 74.39% -0.1%
25th Bahamas, The 74.32% 0.1%
26th Uganda 74.26% 0.0%
27th Thailand 73.29% -1.6%
28th Lesotho 72.92% -0.2%
29th Central African Republic 72.65% 0.0%
30th Timor-Leste 72.65% 2.1%
31st Ghana 72.55% -0.1%
32nd Congo, Democratic Republic of 72.52% 0.0%
33rd Kenya 72.39% -0.1%
34th Benin 71.87% -0.1%
35th Kazakhstan 71.43% -0.3%
36th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 70.32% -0.2%
37th Mali 70.31% 0.0%
38th Bhutan 70.05% -0.1%
39th Paraguay 69.59% -0.5%
40th Chad 69.56% -0.7%
41st Barbados 69.23% 0.1%
42nd Congo, Republic of 68.41% -0.1%
43rd Guam 68.31% -0.7%
44th Brunei Darussalam 68.27% 0.2%
45th Peru 68.16% 2.0%
46th Switzerland 67.74% -0.2%
47th Kyrgyz Republic 67.69% -0.5%
48th Netherlands 67.54% 0.4%
49th Myanmar 67.54% -0.2%
50th Colombia 67.49% -1.0%
51st Jamaica 67.24% -1.1%
52nd Indonesia 67.22% 0.4%
53rd Guatemala 66.85% 0.1%
54th Norway 66.39% 0.7%
55th Denmark 66.09% 1.2%
56th United States 66.06% 0.1%
57th Kuwait 66.03% -0.5%
58th Honduras 65.88% -0.2%
59th Zimbabwe 65.75% -0.3%
60th Macao SAR, China 65.72% 0.5%
61st Brazil 65.60% 1.0%
62nd New Caledonia 65.38% -0.1%
63rd Côte d'Ivoire 65.32% 0.2%
64th Bahrain 65.29% 0.2%
65th Singapore 65.27% 0.1%
66th Canada 65.07% 0.6%
67th Ecuador 64.93% -2.2%
68th New Zealand 64.66% 0.1%
69th Sierra Leone 64.59% 0.1%
70th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 64.56% 0.3%
71st Guinea 64.17% 0.1%
72nd St. Lucia 63.93% 0.2%
73rd Guinea-Bissau 63.86% -0.1%
74th Ireland 63.73% 0.6%
75th Haiti 63.24% -0.7%
76th Trinidad and Tobago 63.13% 0.1%
77th Australia 62.91% -0.4%
78th Japan 62.85% -0.8%
79th Panama 62.67% -0.3%
80th Sweden 62.60% 0.8%
81st Argentina 62.54% -0.9%
82nd Rwanda 62.50% -0.6%
83rd Armenia 62.29% -0.4%
84th El Salvador 62.13% -0.8%
85th Albania 62.06% -2.6%
86th Equatorial Guinea 61.93% 0.0%
87th Lao PDR 61.85% -0.2%
88th Philippines 61.30% 0.0%
89th Russian Federation 61.25% 5.4%
90th Lithuania 61.19% 0.3%
91st United Kingdom 61.09% 0.5%
92nd Finland 61.07% 1.5%
93rd Czechia 61.05% 0.0%
94th Hong Kong SAR, China 60.93% -0.4%
95th Israel 60.77% 0.5%
96th Portugal 60.65% 0.1%
97th Cyprus 60.48% -0.2%
98th Korea 60.18% -0.1%
99th Moldova 60.03% 0.3%
100th Nicaragua 59.83% 0.6%
101st Uruguay 59.79% -2.0%
102nd India 59.74% 0.6%
103rd Mexico 59.70% -1.3%
104th Costa Rica 59.69% 0.0%
105th Zambia 59.58% 0.0%
106th Botswana 59.38% -1.2%
107th Mongolia 59.33% 0.2%
108th Belize 59.30% 1.0%
109th Slovak Republic 59.26% 0.3%
110th Malaysia 59.26% 0.6%
111th Channel Islands 59.13% 0.7%
112th Mauritius 59.05% -0.3%
113th Fiji 58.98% -0.3%
114th Estonia 58.98% -2.1%
115th Virgin Islands (US) 58.94% -2.5%
116th French Polynesia 58.87% -0.5%
117th Tonga 58.75% -0.3%
118th Belarus 58.70% 0.2%
119th Austria 58.58% 0.3%
120th Togo 58.54% -0.1%
121st Cabo Verde 58.52% -0.5%
122nd Dominican Republic 58.40% 0.3%
123rd Germany 58.34% 0.3%
124th Slovenia 58.24% -2.0%
125th Bangladesh 58.08% 0.2%
126th Latvia 57.70% -2.2%
127th Guyana 57.64% -0.7%
128th South Africa 57.51% -0.4%
129th Ukraine 57.44% -0.4%
130th Sri Lanka 57.31% -2.6%
131st Uzbekistan 57.30% 0.0%
132nd Chile 56.65% -0.2%
133rd Oman 56.61% -0.4%
134th Samoa 56.43% 0.1%
135th Serbia 56.22% 1.3%
136th Poland 56.13% -1.1%
137th France 55.35% 0.6%
138th European Union 55.30% 0.3%
139th Tajikistan 55.01% 0.0%
140th Maldives 54.11% 1.3%
141st Namibia 53.92% 0.4%
142nd Turkmenistan 53.84% -3.8%
143rd Cuba 53.54% 0.4%
144th Eswatini 53.47% -0.5%
145th Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.04% -0.2%
146th Croatia 53.02% -0.8%
147th Türkiye 52.70% -0.2%
148th North Macedonia 52.59% -1.1%
149th Luxembourg 52.25% 1.6%
150th Belgium 51.87% 2.2%
151st Spain 51.77% 1.0%
152nd Greece 51.58% -0.3%
153rd Morocco 51.31% 0.0%
154th Sudan 51.11% -0.5%
155th Romania 51.03% 0.4%
156th Hungary 50.91% 0.2%
157th Senegal 50.40% -0.1%
158th Syrian Arab Republic 50.31% 1.2%
159th Malta 50.26% -0.1%
160th Bulgaria 50.18% 0.8%
161st Pakistan 50.18% 0.5%
162nd Montenegro 49.52% 0.3%
163rd Gambia, The 48.40% 0.1%
164th Tunisia 48.38% -0.8%
165th Papua New Guinea 48.37% 0.1%
166th Saudi Arabia 48.22% -1.0%
167th Gabon 48.15% 0.1%
168th Italy 47.80% 0.5%
169th Egypt, Arab Republic of 47.52% 3.3%
170th Puerto Rico (US) 47.33% -0.5%
171st Suriname 46.61% -0.7%
172nd Afghanistan 46.61% -0.1%
173rd Libya 46.53% 0.5%
174th Mauritania 46.05% -0.1%
175th Yemen, Republic of 45.99% 0.9%
176th Algeria 44.49% -0.5%
177th Lebanon 44.17% 0.2%
178th Iran, Islamic Republic of 44.01% 0.1%
179th Iraq 42.15% -0.1%
180th Comoros 41.82% -0.2%
181st Nepal 41.39% 0.0%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 40.13% -0.1%
183rd Jordan 39.43% 0.0%
184th Djibouti 34.14% -0.5%
185th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.06% 0.1%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.31% -0.5%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS)

FAQ

What was United States's labor force participation in 1999?▾

United States's labor force participation in 1999 was 66.06%. This ranked 56th globally.

How did United States's labor force participation change in 1999?▾

United States's labor force participation increased by 0.1% in 1999 compared to 1998.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 1999?▾

Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 1999 at 86.46%.

What is the labor force participation of United States in 1999?▾

The labor force participation of United States in 1999 was 66.06%. This ranked 56th globally.

How does 1999 compare to 1998 for United States's labor force participation?▾

United States's labor force participation went from 66.01% in 1998 to 66.06% in 1999, a 0.1% increase.

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