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United Kingdom Labor Force Participation Rate 2026-02-17 07:00 Europe/London: data, chart, and analysis

United Kingdom Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 75 on Feb 17, 2026, compared with 75.1 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
75
Previous
75.1
Forecast
--
Public release ID
gbp_participation_rate_2026-02-17

United Kingdom Labor Force Participation Rate release chart

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

United Kingdom Labor Force Participation Rate chart through 2025-12-31
GBP Labor Force Participation Rate readings through 2025-12-31. Latest: 75.

Labor Force Participation Rate release read

United Kingdom Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 75 on Feb 17, 2026, compared with 75.1 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

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

For GBP 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 gbp_participation_rate_2026-02-17
API announcement ID gbp_participation_rate_2025-12-31
Release time
2026-02-17 07:00 UTC
Reference period date 2025-12-31
Actual value 75
Previous value 75.1
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1771311600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United Kingdom 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.

More United Kingdom Labor Force Participation Rate releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2026-03-19 07:00 Europe/London · 75.1

Older release

2026-01-20 07:00 Europe/London · 75.1

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Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1771311600,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-02-17T07:00:00+00:00",
  "announcement_id": "gbp_participation_rate_2025-12-31",
  "change_from_previous": -0.09999999999999432,
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-06-28T04:48:26.417351Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1782622106417351076,
  "date": "2025-12-31",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 11310506417.351,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_actual_release_datetime",
  "observation_id": "gbp_participation_rate_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2025-12-31",
  "official_actual_release_datetime": 1771311600,
  "official_actual_release_datetime_local": "2026-02-17T07:00:00+00:00",
  "pct_change_from_previous": -0.13,
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1768892400,
  "previous_date": "2025-11-30",
  "previous_value": 75.1,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1767164400,
      "val": 75.1
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1771311600,
      "val": 75.0
    }
  ],
  "source": "ONS",
  "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/",
  "source_url_scope": "series",
  "val": 75.0
}