Liberia - Labor participation rate

Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+)

Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) in Liberia was 57.80 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 58.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 55.80 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

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Year Value
1990 55.80
1991 56.00
1992 56.40
1993 56.70
1994 57.00
1995 57.20
1996 57.40
1997 57.60
1998 57.90
1999 58.10
2000 58.20
2001 58.20
2002 58.30
2003 58.30
2004 58.30
2005 58.30
2006 58.10
2007 57.80
2008 57.70
2009 57.80
2010 57.80

Ratio of female to male labor participation rate (%)

Ratio of female to male labor participation rate (%) in Liberia was 90.31 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.18 in 2002, while its lowest value was 87.05 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

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Year Value
1990 87.05
1991 87.64
1992 88.82
1993 89.72
1994 90.62
1995 91.37
1996 91.99
1997 92.60
1998 93.39
1999 93.86
2000 94.17
2001 94.02
2002 94.18
2003 94.03
2004 93.73
2005 93.43
2006 92.37
2007 91.31
2008 90.58
2009 90.60
2010 90.31

Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)

Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Liberia was 64.00 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 64.10 in 1990, while its lowest value was 61.80 in 2000.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 64.10
1991 63.90
1992 63.50
1993 63.20
1994 62.90
1995 62.60
1996 62.40
1997 62.20
1998 62.00
1999 61.90
2000 61.80
2001 61.90
2002 61.90
2003 62.00
2004 62.20
2005 62.40
2006 62.90
2007 63.30
2008 63.70
2009 63.80
2010 64.00

Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)

Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Liberia was 60.90 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 60.90 in 2010, while its lowest value was 59.90 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 59.90
1991 59.90
1992 59.90
1993 59.90
1994 59.90
1995 59.90
1996 59.90
1997 59.90
1998 59.90
1999 59.90
2000 60.00
2001 60.00
2002 60.10
2003 60.10
2004 60.20
2005 60.30
2006 60.50
2007 60.60
2008 60.70
2009 60.80
2010 60.90

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure