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Labor Force Participation Rate: US and California

Published by California Employment Development Department | State of California | Metadata Last Checked: July 28, 2025 | Last Modified: 2023-09-15
The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population that is either employed or unemployed (that is, either working or actively seeking work). People with jobs are employed. People who are jobless, looking for a job, and available for work are unemployed. The labor force is made up of the employed and the unemployed. People who are neither employed nor unemployed are not in the labor force.

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