  Oscillation modes of a mixed character are able to probe the inner region of
evolved low-mass stars and offer access to a range of information, in
particular, the mean core rotation. Ensemble asteroseismology observations are
then able to provide clear views on the transfer of angular momentum when stars
evolve as red giants. Previous catalogs of core rotation rates in evolved
low-mass stars have focussed on hydrogen-shell burning stars. Our aim is to
complete the compilation of rotation measurements toward more evolved stages,
with a detailed analysis of the mean core rotation in core-helium burning
giants. The asymptotic expansion for dipole mixed modes allows us to fit
oscillation spectra of red clump stars and derive their core rotation rates. We
used a range of prior seismic analyses, complete with new data, to get
statistically significant results. We measured the mean core rotation rates for
more than 1500 red clump stars. We find that the evolution of the core rotation
rate in core-helium-burning stars scales with the inverse square of the stellar
radius, with a small dependence on mass. Assuming the conservation of the
global angular momentum, a simple model allows us to infer that the mean core
rotation and envelope rotation are necessarily coupled. The coupling mechanism
ensures that the differential rotation in core-helium-burning red giants is
locked.
