Too few women in the labor market? Four out of five women of working age are already participating in the labor market.
The labor force participation rate indicates the proportion of the labor force – that is, employed and unemployed persons according to the definition of the International Labour Organization (ILO) – in the corresponding reference population, with each employed woman fully counted in the statistics regardless of the degree of employment. A detailed look by age groups shows: While the labor force participation rate of women aged 15 to 24 slightly decreased from 66% to 64% (-1.4 percentage points),…
The labor force participation rate indicates the proportion of the labor force – that is, employed and unemployed persons according to the definition of the International Labour Organization (ILO) – in the corresponding reference population, with each employed woman fully counted in the statistics regardless of the degree of employment. A detailed look by age groups shows: While the labor force participation rate of women aged 15 to 24 slightly decreased from 66% to 64% (-1.4 percentage points),…