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CHART 2.5

Labor force participation rates for older workers, 2006

  • Persons ages 55 to 64 participated in the labor market far less in Italy and Austria than in the remaining countries.

  • Participation rates for persons ages 65 and over varied widely from 1.1 percent (France) to about 30 percent (the Republic of Korea and Mexico); the U.S. rate was nearly four times higher than the EU-15 average.

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Chart of Labor force participation rates for older workers, 2006

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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