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Tasso di Partecipazione alla Forza Lavoro (CAD)

Rapporto tra la forza lavoro e la popolazione in età lavorativa.

Latest reading: 64.8 (2024-01-31)  ·  %

Category: Labor Market

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/cad/participation_rate

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

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

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About Tasso di Partecipazione alla Forza Lavoro (CAD)

The labour force participation rate for Canada measures the percentage of the working-age population either employed or actively seeking work. It determines the denominator of the unemployment rate.

Why FX traders watch it

Falling participation can mechanically reduce the unemployment rate without any improvement in actual employment conditions. The Bank of Canada tracks participation to assess true labour market tightness and potential wage pressures.

How to interpret the data

A rising participation rate alongside a stable or falling unemployment rate is the strongest sign of a genuinely healthy labour market and is cad-positive. Falling participation combined with a low unemployment rate may signal demographic headwinds rather than economic strength.

Historical Tasso di Partecipazione alla Forza Lavoro (CAD)

Source: Bank of Canada/StatCan  ·  Monthly  ·  %

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

Data Source

Primary Source

Bank of Canada/StatCan

Official Series ID

14-10-0287-01

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

%

JSON Response Structure

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

{
    "currency": "CAD",
    "indicator": "participation_rate",
    "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 Tasso di Partecipazione alla Forza Lavoro data for CAD from 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/cad/participation_rate?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY