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Nevada Labor Force Participation by Gender nevadaworkforce.com twitter.com/nvlabormarket Note 2012:15 Research & Analysis Bureau Nevada’s Premier Source of Workforce & Economic Information and Analysis DETR • • • • April 2, 2012; Leanndra Copeland, Economist Civilian Labor Force Participation Rates, Nevada 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total Female Male Dashed Lines Indicate National Rates Civilian, non-institutionalized labor force at least 16 years of age Civilian, non-institutionalized population at least 16 years of age Annual labor force participation rates in Nevada and the US for total civilian population, civilian male population and civilian female population are based on data from the Current Population Survey and the BLS’s Local Area Unemploy- ment Statistics program. The labor force participation rate for each respective group is calculated as follows: The male participation rate has fallen from an expansionary period high of 77 percent in mid 2008 to a low of 71.7 percent in early 2012. The female participation rate also began falling in 2008, but has recently begun ascending again. Nevada’s ratio is the lowest on record since the BLS began collecting data on labor force participation rates in 1976 at the statewide level. The difference between the male and female rates has never been closer. The most recent data indicates that 71.7 percent of males 16 years and older are participating in the labor force and 59.3 percent of females are participating in the labor force. In 2011, Nevada had a labor force participation rate of 65.7. The compares to a national rate of 64.1. Total labor force participation rates in Nevada have always exceeded that of the nation, for at least as far as the series history can tell. •
