This page contains historical data on women in the labor force and participation rates. You can find the following charts below:
- Civilian labor force by sex - Labor force participation rate by sex, race and Hispanic ethnicity - Labor force participation rate of mothers by age of youngest child - Labor force participation rate of women by age
Text Version of the civilian labor force by sex 1948-2016 annual averages.
Text Version of the labor force participation rate by sex, race and Hispanic ethnicity 1948-2016 annual averages.
Text Version of the labor force participation rate of mothers by age of youngest child, March 1975-2016.
Text Version of the labor force participation rate of women by age 1948-2016 annual averages.