Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Northern America: High income
Northern America: High income: Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 61.53 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Northern America: High income, 2000–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Northern America: High income recorded 61.53 for labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Northern America: High income peaked at 66.06 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.53, in 2027.
That places Northern America: High income 37th out of 85 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Northern America: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.06 | — |
| 2001 | 65.82 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 65.67 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 65.41 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 65.21 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.22 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.34 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 65.21 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.63 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.04 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 63.58 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 63.46 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.13 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.81 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.64 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.76 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 62.88 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.16 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 61.82 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 61.89 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 62.16 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 62.42 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 62.25 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 62 | -0.4% |
| 2026 | 61.76 | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 61.53 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.38 | 64.63 | 66.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.14 | 62.64 | 64.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.98 | 61.53 | 62.42 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Northern America: High income
- 34 Bahrain 71.57 compare
- 35 Togo 70.73 compare
- 36 Oman 70.6 compare
- 37 New Zealand 70.5 compare
- 38 San Marino 70.47 compare
- 39 China 70.25 compare
- 40 Montserrat 70.05 compare
More work & labour data for Northern America: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 201,108 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 125,724 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.31 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.63 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 136,122 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 155,554 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3568 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 190,677 (2025)
- Employment 190,677 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Northern America: High income?
- Labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Northern America: High income was 61.53 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Northern America: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.06 in 2000.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Northern America: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.53 in 2027.
- How does Northern America: High income rank for labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Northern America: High income ranks 37th out of 85 groups with data for 2027.
- Is labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) rising or falling in Northern America: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America: High income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The labour force participation rate is the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.