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U.S. labor force participation 2024-2025

The labor force participation rate in the U.S. remained relatively flat from 2024 to 2025, with a rate of around 62 percent, despite an increase in participation among prime-age workers.

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Jan 13, 2026
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Did union membership, organized labor efforts, and solidarity with labor movements increase in the United States in 2025?

Union membership as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics had not risen into 2025 — the most recent official snapshot showed the union membership rate at 9.9% in 2024 and the number of union memb...

Jan 8, 2026

Labor force participation in the USA 2024 vs 2025

The headline: U.S. labor force participation was essentially flat from 2024 into 2025—roughly in the mid‑62 percent range—after prime‑age participation rose in 2024 and held into early 2025 even as pa...