Zip code 94403 is primarily located in San Mateo County. The official postal service name used for 94403 is SAN MATEO, California. Portions of the 94403 zip code are contained within or border the city limits of San Mateo, CA, Belmont, CA, and Foster City, CA. The 94403 area code is 650.
DEFINITION of 'Participation Rate'. A measure of the active portion of an economy's labor force. The participation rate refers to the number of people who are either employed or are actively looking for work.he number of people who are no longer actively searching for work would not be included in the participation rate. During an economic recession, many workers often get discouraged and stop looking for employment, as a result, the participation rate decreases.
The unemployment rate is computed as the number of unemployed a. times the labor-force participation rate, all times 100. b. divided by the adult population, all times 100. c. divided by the number of employed, all times 100. d. divided by the labor force, all times 100.