Labor Force Participation: What Has Happened Since the Peak?

Government Record · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics: work rates for men aged 25 to 54 peaked at 97.4 percent in the mid-1950s and fell to about 88 percent by 2015.

After peaking at 97.4 percent in the mid-1950s, the participation rate of men 25–54 years fell to about 88 percent in 2015.

Bureau of Labor Statistics: work rates for men aged 25 to 54 peaked at 97.4 percent in the mid-1950s and fell to about 88 percent by 2015.

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