Here's What Labor Force Participation Rates Look Like Around The World

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In the U.S., the labor force participation rate — the size of the labor force as a percentage of the national population of the same age range — has been sitting right around 63.5% in recent months. However, this continues to be well below pre-recession highs.

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Nevertheless, it continues to be much higher the LFPRs in many other parts of the world.

Here's as chart from UBS's Marie Antelme, which offers some global context.

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UBS