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Full-Time Employment (USD)

Number of persons employed full-time.

Latest reading: 123314000.0 Thousands · Last updated: · Source: FRED (BLS)

Category: Labor Market

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/usd/full_time_employment

Use the production OpenAPI schema for the authoritative REST route metadata.

https://fxmacrodata.com/api/openapi.json

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About Full-Time Employment (USD)

Full-time employment for United States tracks the number of workers in positions of 35 hours or more per week. Changes in full-time employment are seen as a higher-quality signal than total employment, which can be skewed by part-time work.

Why FX traders watch it

Full-time employment growth indicates sustained business confidence and demand for labour, signalling durable economic expansion and potential wage pressure that the Federal Reserve monitors closely.

How to interpret the data

Strong full-time job creation supports the usd as it implies businesses are expanding capacity. When full-time employment falls even as total employment rises, it may indicate a quality deterioration in the labour market.

Historical Full-Time Employment (USD)

Source: FRED (BLS)  ·  Monthly  ·  Thousands

Data provided by FXMacroData via the /api/v1/announcements/usd/full_time_employment endpoint. For access, see pricing.

Data Source

Primary Source

FRED (BLS)

Official Series ID

LNS12500000

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

Thousands

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format. 

{
    "currency": "USD",
    "indicator": "full_time_employment",
    "has_official_forecast": false,
    "start_date": "2023-01-01",
    "end_date": "2023-12-31",
    "data": [
        {
            "date": "2024-07-01",
            "val": 4.2,
            "announcement_datetime": 1722456000
        }
    ]
}

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional lower bound for the requested history.
end_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
api_key CONDITIONAL string Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve Full-Time Employment data for USD from 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/full_time_employment?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is United States Full-Time Employment updated?
Full-Time Employment for United States is released on a monthly schedule by Federal Reserve (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Full-Time Employment reported in?
The series is published in Thousands. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source United States Full-Time Employment data?
Data is fetched directly from Federal Reserve or the official national statistics publication for United States. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Full-Time Employment for United States via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/usd/full_time_employment?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.