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United Kingdom vs United States: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , United Kingdom's Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 65.60, compared to United States's 67.06. That makes United Kingdom's value 2.2% lower than United States's.

United Kingdom

Rank #129 of 182 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2025)
65.60
Year-over-year
-0.3%
10-year change
-3.7%
Peak
69.41 (2008)
Trough
65.60 (2025)

United States

Rank #119 of 182 globally

United States trend
Latest (2025)
67.06
Year-over-year
-0.4%
10-year change
-2.3%
Peak
72.35 (2006)
Trough
67.06 (2025)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.MA.ZS), CC BY 4.0.