# United States Labor Force Participation Rate

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 61.6 |
| Latest release date | 2026-09-04 |
| Previous value | 61.4 |
| Change | 0.2 |

## Next release

The next United States Labor Force Participation Rate release is scheduled for Oct 2, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

United States Labor Force Participation Rate printed 61.6% in August 2026, a change of 0.2 percentage points from 61.4%. The value sits above the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of USD macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-04 | 61.6 | 61.4 | 61.42 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2026-09-04 |
| 2026-08-07 | 61.4 | 61.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2026-08-07 |
| 2026-07-02 | 61.5 | 61.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2026-07-02 |
| 2026-06-05 | 61.8 | 61.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2026-06-05 |
| 2026-05-08 | 61.8 | 62 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2026-05-08 |
| 2026-03-06 | 62 | 62.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2026-03-06 |
| 2026-02-11 | 62.1 | 62.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2026-02-11 |
| 2026-01-09 | 62.4 | 62.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2026-01-09 |
| 2025-12-16 | 62.5 | 62.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2025-12-16 |
| 2025-11-20 | 62.5 | 62.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2025-11-20 |
| 2025-09-05 | 62.3 | 62.2 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2025-09-05 |
| 2025-08-01 | 62.2 | 62.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2025-08-01 |

## API access

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

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