Historical Year Data · 2003

Labor Force Participation in 2003

Labor Force Participation opened 2003 at 66.40% and closed at 65.90%, a -0.75% move for the year. The high of 66.50% was reached on June 1, and the low of 65.90% on December 1.

Open

66.40%

2003-01

65.90%

12 data points

High

66.50%

Jun 1

Low

65.90%

Dec 1

Full Year Change

-0.75%

2002 Change

-0.30%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	66.40%	66.40%	66.40%	66.40%	+0.00%
Feb	66.40%	66.40%	66.40%	66.40%	+0.00%
Mar	66.30%	66.30%	66.30%	66.30%	+0.00%
Apr	66.40%	66.40%	66.40%	66.40%	+0.00%
May	66.40%	66.40%	66.40%	66.40%	+0.00%
Jun	66.50%	66.50%	66.50%	66.50%	+0.00%
Jul	66.20%	66.20%	66.20%	66.20%	+0.00%
Aug	66.10%	66.10%	66.10%	66.10%	+0.00%
Sep	66.10%	66.10%	66.10%	66.10%	+0.00%
Oct	66.10%	66.10%	66.10%	66.10%	+0.00%
Nov	66.10%	66.10%	66.10%	66.10%	+0.00%
Dec	65.90%	65.90%	65.90%	65.90%	+0.00%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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