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CHART 2.3

Labor force participation rates by sex, 2004

  • Across countries, women’s labor force participation rates varied more than men’s rates. In Canada, New Zealand, and the Scandinavian countries, women participated in the labor force at about the same high rate as U.S. women. Italian and Mexican women had the lowest participation rates.

  • Participation rates for men were 70 percent or higher in most countries; the lowest rates were found in Italy, France, and Germany.

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Chart of labor force participation rates by sex, 2004

 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and International Labor Office.

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