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Full-Time Employment (USD)

Total number of persons employed full-time. Full-time job creation is a sign of robust and sustainable business confidence. Higher-than-expected full-time employment numbers are generally bullish for the currency as they signal labor market strength and future income growth.

Category: Labor Market

API Endpoint

/api/usd/full_time_employment
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Data Source

Primary Source

FRED (BLS)

Official Series ID

LNS12032194

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

Thousands of Persons (SA)

JSON Response Structure

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

[
  {
    "date": "YYYY-MM-DD", 
    "val": 0.00
  },
  {
    "date": "2024-07-01", 
    "val": 4.2 
  },
  // ... history 
]

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start YES YYYY-MM-DD The start date for the data retrieval.
end NO YYYY-MM-DD The end date for the data retrieval. Defaults to today's date.
key YES string Your unique API key for authentication.

Example Usage

To retrieve the Full-Time Employment data for USD starting from the beginning of 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/usd/full_time_employment?start=2023-01-01&key=YOUR_API_KEY