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US Female Labor Force Participation vs US Population
US Female Labor Force Participation and US Population correlate at r = -0.38 over 36 years (1990–2025), p = 0.021. With the time trend removed, r = +0.60. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.38, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.60. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.38
- p-value
- 0.021
- Years compared (n)
- 36 (1990–2025)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.63 to -0.06
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.60
Sources
- US Female Labor Force Participation (% of women 15+): World Bank. US Female Labor Force Participation (World Bank indicator SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS).
- US Population (people): World Bank. US Population (World Bank indicator SP.POP.TOTL).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.