Definitions for "Participation rate"
The percentage of the working age population that is in the labour force.
Refers to the total labour force in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day, expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over, excluding institutional residents. The participation rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc) is the total labour force in that group, expressed as a percentage of the population in that group. (Source: Statistics Canada)
The percentage of the population, aged above 15 years, who are working or actively seeking work. see also unemployed
a ratio and, as such, is highly sensitive to who is counted in the numerator and who is included in the denominator
The proportion of a defined group of people undertaking a specific activity.
Participation rate refers to the relationship between the potential return of the fund and the performance of the fund's underlying portfolio. The higher participation rate, the higher capability to capture the potential return.
A measure of the number of people participating in a waste management initiative compared with the total number that could be participating.