Rating

High Labor Force Participation

Scale55-100

Higher values are better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight places where a higher share of residents age 16+ are working, looking for work, or serving in the Armed Forces, while pulling uncertain survey estimates toward neutral.

Sources

Data behind the rating

2 sources

2020–2024 U.S. Census ACS 5-Year — S2301 Labor-Force Participation

2020–2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Direct place-level labor-force participation percentage among residents age 16 and over, its published 90% margin of error, and the estimated age-16-plus population with its margin.
What it tells us: Shows the share of resident adults and older teens working, looking for work, or serving in the Armed Forces during the five-year survey period; it does not measure jobs located in the place.

2020–2024 U.S. Census ACS 5-Year — B23025 Employment Status

2020–2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Independent place-level counts for the population age 16 and over, civilian labor force, and Armed Forces used to corroborate the published participation percentage and its labor-force definition.
What it tells us: Clarifies that the ACS labor force combines the civilian labor force with active-duty Armed Forces and that the denominator is all residents age 16 and over.

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