# Eurozone Labor Force Participation Rate – Dec 12, 2016: 72.8

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/eurozone/participation-rate/announcements/eur_participation_rate_2016-12-12
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 72.8 |
| Previous | -- |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2016-09-30 |
| Release time (local) | 2016-12-12 11:00 Europe/Berlin |
| Release time (UTC) | 2016-12-12 10:00 UTC |
| Release ID | eur_participation_rate_2016-12-12 |

Eurozone Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 72.8 on Dec 12, 2016. See the full release history, chart, European Central Bank context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-11 | 76 | 75.7 | -- |
| 2026-06-12 | 75.7 | 75.7 | -- |
| 2026-03-13 | 75.7 | 75.7 | -- |
| 2025-12-12 | 75.7 | 75.7 | -- |
| 2025-09-12 | 75.7 | 75.6 | -- |
| 2025-06-13 | 75.6 | 75.2 | -- |
| 2025-03-14 | 75.2 | 75.3 | -- |
| 2024-12-12 | 75.3 | 75.3 | -- |
| 2024-09-11 | 75.3 | 75.3 | -- |
| 2024-06-12 | 75.3 | 75.2 | -- |
| 2024-03-13 | 75.2 | 75.1 | -- |
| 2023-12-12 | 75.1 | 75 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/eur/participation_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/eurozone/participation-rate/announcements/eur_participation_rate_2017-03-14
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/eurozone/participation-rate
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt