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Workforce Participation

Workforce participation in Lincoln Remains high
The workforce participation rate is the percentage of the population that is either working or actively looking for work.1 In Lincoln, a higher percentage of persons over the age of 16 participate in the workforce than the national average.

  • The workforce participation rate in Lincoln has exceeded the national rate by an average of 7.1% over the last decade.
  • Lincoln’s workforce participation rate was 69.1% in 2023, while the national rate was 63.8%.
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U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-year estimates, Table S2301.

Among the population 16 years or older and in the labor force.

Footnotes
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021, October 21). Concepts and definitions.