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United States Labor Force Participation Rate 2022-02-28: data, chart, and analysis

The 2022-02-28 Labor Force Participation Rate release printed 62.3. The previous reading was 62.2, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Federal Reserve policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
62.3
Previous
62.2
Forecast
--
Public release ID
usd_participation_rate_2022-02-28

United States Labor Force Participation Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Labor Force Participation Rate chart through 2022-02-28
USD Labor Force Participation Rate readings through 2022-02-28. Latest: 62.3.

Labor Force Participation Rate release read

The 2022-02-28 Labor Force Participation Rate release printed 62.3. The previous reading was 62.2, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Federal Reserve policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

The parent Labor Force Participation Rate page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_participation_rate_2022-02-28
Release time Exact time unavailable
Reference period date 2022-02-28
Actual value 62.3
Previous value 62.2
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp --

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Labor Force Participation Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

2022-03-31 · 62.4

Older release

2022-01-31 · 62.2

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_id": "usd_participation_rate_2022-02-28",
  "date": "2022-02-28",
  "observation_id": "usd_participation_rate_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2022-02-28",
  "previous_value": 62.2,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1736515800,
      "val": 62.3
    }
  ],
  "val": 62.3
}