United Arab Emirates
Labor force participation rate
Labor-force participation measures the share of people working or actively looking for work. It helps distinguish weak employment from people leaving the labor force.
Labor force participation rate - United Arab Emirates
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The reading right now
As of January 2025, Labor force participation rate for United Arab Emirates stood at 78.6%. That is up 0.11 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 77.9%, ranging from a low of 77.1% in January 2021 to a high of 78.6% in January 2025. The current reading sits 0.16 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 78.4%.
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