Select Fact Data Set
- Household Finances
- Manufacturing
- U.S. Trade
- U.S. Economy
Labour force participation rate indicates the number of people who are actively participating in the labor force, as a percentage of the total number of people who are eligible to participate in the labor force.
This graph on the right shows the labor force participation rates in the United States and in Germany, Japan and South Korea—in the last 8 years.
The Blue Collar Dollar Institute believes that the United States cannot offer a middle-class lifestyle to a large majority of Americans without possessing a strong and vibrant manufacturing sector. Our non-partisan mission is to research data, inform the public, and advocate for policy in order to help strengthen US manufacturing and goods-producing sectors.