Figure 5.2 Female Labor Force Participation Rates
Figures for 2000 and 2010 are estimated
|
U.S. |
Japan |
Sweden |
U.K. |
1950 |
37.2 |
54.7 |
36.2 |
39.7 |
1960 |
39.9 |
55.7 |
42.0 |
45.9 |
1970 |
49.8 |
55.7 |
56.7 |
53.2 |
1980 |
66.2 |
55.1 |
74.7 |
58.6 |
1990 |
73.3 |
62.5 |
87.3 |
69.3 |
1995 |
76.0 |
65.6 |
87.8 |
71.9 |
2000 |
78.5 |
68.2 |
88.6 |
75.0 |
2010 |
81.8 |
74.5 |
88.8 |
79.8 |
Source: International Labor Organization, Bureau of Statistics, The
Economically Active Population, 1950-2010 (Geneva, 1996).
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