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Labor Statistics > force participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15-64 > Virgin Islands (historical data)

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Date	Amount	Rank
2005	60.12	#79
2004	60.27	#76
2003	60.3	#73
2002	60.62	#71
2001	60.97	#72
2000	61.44	#68
1999	61.86	#62
1998	62.15	#62
1997	62.24	#59
1996	62.44	#59
1995	62.58	#59
1994	62.33	#60
1993	62.05	#63
1992	61.77	#67
1991	61.55	#67
1990	61.24	#70
1989	60.63	#70
1988	59.95	#73
1987	59.31	#74
1986	58.59	#75
1985	57.79	#80
1984	57.21	#81
1983	56.18	#84
1982	55.62	#83
1981	55.44	#83
1980	55.17	#84

DEFINITION: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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