Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States decreased to 60.20 percent in April from 62.70 percent in March of 2020. Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States averaged 62.88 percent from 1948 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 67.30 percent in January of 2000 and a record low of 58.10 percent in December of 1954. The civilian labor force participation rate is the number of employed and unemployed but looking for a job as a percentage of the population aged 16 years and over. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Canada decreased to 59.80 percent in April from 63.50 percent in March of 2020. Labor Force Participation Rate in Canada averaged 65.70 percent from 1976 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 67.70 percent in September of 2003 and a record low of 59.80 percent in April of 2020. The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides the latest reported value for - Canada Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Costa Rica increased to 63.40 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 62.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Costa Rica averaged 60.97 percent from 2010 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 63.70 percent in the first quarter of 2012 and a record low of 56.80 percent in the second quarter of 2011. The labour force participation rate is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Costa Rica Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Hong Kong increased to 59.50 percent in March from 57.70 percent in February of 2020. Labor Force Participation Rate in Hong Kong averaged 62.10 percent from 1981 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 66.50 percent in August of 1984 and a record low of 57.70 percent in February of 2020. The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Hong Kong Labor Force Participation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Palestine remained unchanged at 44.20 percent in the third quarter of 2019 from 44.20 percent in the second quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Palestine averaged 44.41 percent from 2009 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 47.10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 and a record low of 40.50 percent in the third quarter of 2010. This page provides - Palestine Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Estonia decreased to 71.40 percent in the first quarter of 2018 from 72.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017. Labor Force Participation Rate in Estonia averaged 65.96 percent from 1997 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 72.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 and a record low of 61.20 percent in the second quarter of 2002. This page provides - Estonia Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Belgium decreased to 68.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 69.60 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Belgium averaged 66.75 percent from 1999 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 69.60 percent in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of 63.60 percent in the second quarter of 2001. The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides the latest reported value for - Belgium Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in European Union remained unchanged at 58.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 58.30 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in European Union averaged 57.51 percent from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 58.30 percent in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of 56.30 percent in the second quarter of 2002. This page provides - European Union Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Colombia decreased to 59.20 percent in March from 63.20 percent in February of 2020. Labor Force Participation Rate in Colombia averaged 62.47 percent from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 66.90 percent in October of 2011 and a record low of 56.90 percent in January of 2007. The labour force participation rate is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Colombia Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in North Korea remained unchanged at 70.50 percent in 2017 from 70.50 percent in 2016. Labor Force Participation Rate in North Korea averaged 81.14 percent from 1990 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 84.30 percent in 1991 and a record low of 70.50 percent in 2016. This page provides - North Korea Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Serbia increased to 55 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 54.80 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Serbia averaged 51.60 percent from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 55.50 percent in the third quarter of 2018 and a record low of 46.10 percent in the first quarter of 2012. This page provides - Serbia Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Hungary decreased to 62.59 percent in February from 62.78 percent in January of 2020. Labor Force Participation Rate in Hungary averaged 57.83 percent from 2006 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 63.14 percent in September of 2019 and a record low of 53.84 percent in March of 2008. In Hungary, labor force participation rate refers to the percentage of the population, both employed and unemployed, that constitutes the manpower supply of the labor market. Data presented as the 3-months moving average. This page provides - Hungary Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in El Salvador decreased to 61.90 percent in 2017 from 62.20 percent in 2016. Labor Force Participation Rate in El Salvador averaged 60.87 percent from 2005 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 63.60 percent in 2013 and a record low of 52.40 percent in 2005. The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - El Salvador Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Kuwait decreased to 74.80 percent in 2018 from 74.90 percent in 2017. Labor Force Participation Rate in Kuwait averaged 75.22 percent from 2014 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 75.80 percent in 2015 and a record low of 74.80 percent in 2018. This page provides - Kuwait Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Chile decreased to 62.50 percent in March from 63.10 percent in February of 2020. Labor Force Participation Rate in Chile averaged 61.95 percent from 2010 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 63.40 percent in January of 2018 and a record low of 59.60 percent in March of 2010. The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Chile Labor Force Participation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Jordan increased to 34.10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 33.60 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Jordan averaged 36.58 percent from 2017 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 40.60 percent in the first quarter of 2017 and a record low of 33.60 percent in the third quarter of 2019. This page provides - Jordan Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Albania remained unchanged at 69.80 percent in the third quarter of 2019 from 69.80 percent in the second quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Albania averaged 64.97 percent from 2012 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 69.80 percent in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 57.90 percent in the first quarter of 2014. The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Albania Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Cape Verde decreased to 55.60 percent in 2018 from 59.20 percent in 2017. Labor Force Participation Rate in Cape Verde averaged 59.56 percent from 2011 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 63.70 percent in 2016 and a record low of 55.60 percent in 2018. This page provides - Cape Verde Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Sri Lanka decreased to 51.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 52.20 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Sri Lanka averaged 50.46 percent from 1990 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 54.70 percent in the first quarter of 2017 and a record low of 46.90 percent in the third quarter of 1992. The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Sri Lanka Labor Force Participation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Vietnam increased to 76.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 76.40 percent in the third quarter of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in Vietnam averaged 76.75 percent from 2016 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 77.50 percent in the first quarter of 2016 and a record low of 76.40 percent in the second quarter of 2017. This page provides - Vietnam Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Dominican Republic increased to 65.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 64.90 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Dominican Republic averaged 63.55 percent from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 66.40 percent in the third quarter of 2004 and a record low of 61.40 percent in the second quarter of 2015. The labour force participation rate is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Dominican Republic Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Austria decreased to 61.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 61.90 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Austria averaged 59.96 percent from 1998 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 62.10 percent in the third quarter of 2016 and a record low of 57.30 percent in the first quarter of 2004. This page provides - Austria Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Armenia decreased to 56.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 60.10 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Armenia averaged 60.76 percent from 2011 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 65.90 percent in the third quarter of 2011 and a record low of 54.80 percent in the first quarter of 2017. The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Armenia Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Jamaica decreased to 64.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 65.20 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Jamaica averaged 63.68 percent from 2012 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 65.50 percent in the second quarter of 2017 and a record low of 61.70 percent in the third quarter of 2012. This page provides - Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Italy decreased to 64.30 percent in March from 65.10 percent in February of 2020. Labor Force Participation Rate in Italy averaged 63.51 percent from 2004 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 66 percent in March of 2019 and a record low of 61.60 percent in August of 2010. The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Malta increased to 62 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 61.80 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Malta averaged 52.91 percent from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 62 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 and a record low of 48.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006. This page provides - Malta Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Saudi Arabia increased to 58.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 58.40 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Saudi Arabia averaged 53.23 percent from 1999 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 58.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 and a record low of 47.80 percent in the second quarter of 2002. This page provides - Saudi Arabia Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Ecuador decreased to 62.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 64.60 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in Ecuador averaged 64.48 percent from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 70.30 percent in the second quarter of 2007 and a record low of 61 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013. The labour force participation rate is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Ecuador Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in New Zealand increased to 70.40 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 70.10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in New Zealand averaged 66.72 percent from 1986 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 70.90 percent in the third quarter of 2017 and a record low of 63 percent in the first quarter of 1993. The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Guatemala decreased to 59.30 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from 60.90 percent in the third quarter of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in Guatemala averaged 61.85 percent from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 68.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003 and a record low of 59.30 percent in the first quarter of 2019. The labour force participation rate is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Guatemala Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Decision by Saudi Arabia and UAE to send teams follows two-year boycott of gas-rich state

Some big moves in the payments platform space: Ant Financial Group, the owner of China’s Alipay payment platform, has announced it’s taking a minority stake in Swedish payments platform Klarna . Klarna has a strong European presence and a flagship product that lets shoppers buy now and pay later in interest-free installments (typically 14 or […]

Even though Apple did not invent the mouse pointer, history has cemented its place in dragging it out of obscurity and into mainstream use. Its everyday utility, pioneered at SRI and Xerox Parc and later combined with a bit of iconic* work from Susan Kare at Apple, has made the pointer our avatar in digital […]

Even though Apple did not invent the mouse pointer, history has cemented its place in dragging it out of obscurity and into mainstream use. Its everyday utility, pioneered at SRI and Xerox Parc and later combined with a bit of iconic* work from Susan Kare at Apple, has made the pointer our avatar in digital […]

Adobe has taken quite a bit of heat for its release of Photoshop on the iPad, mostly because it’s not as feature-complete as a lot of users were hoping, given that this is meant to be a full version of Photoshop on par with the desktop edition on Apple’s tablet OS for the first time. […]

Adobe’s Photoshop on the iPad got off to a rocky start that doesn’t seem to have left fans of the desktop version very happy, but the company looks intent on incorporating user feedback and releasing meaningful feature updates on a timely basis. Like today, for instance, it’s adding “Select Subject” to the iPad version of […]

According to a report from 9to5mac, Apple could be working on full cursor support for the next major version of iOS and iPadOS. The report is based on code of an early version of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. If Apple ships that new feature, it means that you’ll be able to use a Bluetooth […]

Apple has announced new iPad Pro models in a press release. In addition to better specifications, Apple is also releasing a new Magic Keyboard with backlit keys, a trackpad and a hinge that allows you to move the iPad freely. The iPad Pro looks more or less like the existing iPad Pro. You can choose […]

Apple just dumped a bunch of hardware news online via press release. That’s just the world we live in right now. We’ll probably be seeing a whole lot of this in the coming weeks and months, as companies adjust to the new online reality. Along with a new MacBook Air and update to the Mac […]

Apple has new hardware coming, the U.S. government may use cell phone data to track the spread of COVID-19 and Fox acquires a streaming company. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 18, 2020. 1. Apple announces new iPad Pro The new iPad Pro looks more-or-less like the existing iPad Pro, but with better specifications, plus […]

For the past eighteen months, the iPad Pro has been my only machine away from home, and until recently, I was away from home a lot, traveling domestically and internationally to event locations around the world or our offices in San Francisco, New York and London. Every moment of every day that I wasn’t at […]

Apple has brought its hardware microphone disconnect security feature to its latest iPads. The microphone disconnect security feature aims to make it far more difficult for hackers to use malware or a malicious app to eavesdrop on a device’s surroundings. The feature was first introduced to Macs by way of Apple’s T2 security chip last […]

Apple is readying a new iPhone for fall to replace the iPhone 11 Pro this fall, Bloomberg reports, as well as follow-ups to the iPhone 11, a new smaller HomePod and a locator tag accessory. The top-end iPhone 11 Pro successors at least will have a new industrial design that more closely resembles the iPad […]

The global supply chain is currently being squeezed from all angles amid a global pandemic. At least one product, however, will arrive ahead of schedule. Originally planned for a May arrival, the iPad Pro’s new trackpad-sporting Magic Keyboard is up for preorder now and set to start shipping next week. You can read all of […]

Over the past two years, I’ve typed nearly every word I’ve written while traveling on the iPad Pro’s Smart Keyboard Folio. For more on why, you can see my iPad Pro review here. For the purposes of this look at the new Magic Keyboard, though, you should probably just know two things about the old […]

Even though Apple did not invent the mouse pointer, history has cemented its place in dragging it out of obscurity and into mainstream use. Its everyday utility, pioneered at SRI and Xerox Parc and later combined with a bit of iconic* work from Susan Kare at Apple, has made the pointer our avatar in digital […]

Even though Apple did not invent the mouse pointer, history has cemented its place in dragging it out of obscurity and into mainstream use. Its everyday utility, pioneered at SRI and Xerox Parc and later combined with a bit of iconic* work from Susan Kare at Apple, has made the pointer our avatar in digital […]

Japanese conglomerate expects rebound in construction industry as cities end lockdowns

Canada has contributed over CAD 90,000 (approximately CHF 60,000) in 2020 to enhance the trading capacities of developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs). This donation to the WTO’s DDA Global Trust Fund will finance training workshops and seminars for government officials, with the aim of deepening their understanding of current trade issues and challenges and improving their negotiating skill-set.

Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry faces one last, long, and contentious public hearing before it moves to the House floor for a full vote among all lawmakers in the lower chamber.