The labor force participation metric is one of many that factor into the overall Best States rankings. See the Best States methodology for a detailed look at the data behind the analysis.

labor force participation rate, unemployment rate and poverty rate. Using each data point, the change in units and percent was calculated. The average total monthly and annual cost of living was ...

Yet the percentage of working-age women who actually participate in an economy’s workforce (known as the female labor force participation rate) has hovered around ... as 27 percent in certain regions ...

Indiana’s labor force participation rate has grown steadily for the eighth month in a row. That’s according to the Indiana ...

Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced today that Alabama’s labor force participation rate for ...

Iowa's labor force participation rate climbed to 67% in January, up from the revised 66.4% in December, according to Iowa ...

Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate fell to 62.4% from the 62.6% seen in January. "The upshot is that the labour market remains in decent shape and should be able to weather the DOGE ...

Progress continues: from 2000 to 2014, the labor force participation rate of Peruvian women increased from 58 to 68 percent — a level higher than most Latin American countries.