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Australia Labor Force Participation Rate 2026-01-26 11:30 Australia/Sydney: data, chart, and analysis

The 2025-12-31 Labor Force Participation Rate release printed 66.7. The previous reading was 66.6, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Reserve Bank of Australia policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
66.7
Previous
66.6
Forecast
--
Public release ID
aud_participation_rate_2026-01-26

Australia Labor Force Participation Rate release chart

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

Australia Labor Force Participation Rate chart through 2025-12-31
AUD Labor Force Participation Rate readings through 2025-12-31. Latest: 66.7.

Labor Force Participation Rate release read

The 2025-12-31 Labor Force Participation Rate release printed 66.7. The previous reading was 66.6, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Reserve Bank of Australia policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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

For AUD 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 aud_participation_rate_2026-01-26
API announcement ID aud_participation_rate_2025-12-31
Release time
2026-01-26 00:30 UTC
Reference period date 2025-12-31
Actual value 66.7
Previous value 66.6
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1769387400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Australia 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

2026-02-26 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 66.7

Older release

2025-12-26 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 66.6

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

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1769387400,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-01-26T11:30:00+11:00",
  "announcement_id": "aud_participation_rate_2025-12-31",
  "date": "2025-12-31",
  "observation_id": "aud_participation_rate_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2025-12-31",
  "previous_value": 66.6,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1769387400,
      "val": 66.7
    }
  ],
  "val": 66.7
}