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United States Labor Force Participation Rate 2026-09-04 08:30 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

United States Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 61.6 on Sep 4, 2026, compared with 61.4 previously and a 61.42 consensus forecast. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
61.6
Previous
61.4
Forecast
61.42

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Reference period
2026-08-31

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United States Labor Force Participation Rate release chart

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

United States Labor Force Participation Rate chart through 2026-08-31
USD Labor Force Participation Rate readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 61.6.

Labor Force Participation Rate release read

United States Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 61.6 on Sep 4, 2026, compared with 61.4 previously and a 61.42 consensus forecast. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The forecast marker for this release is 61.42 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

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

For USD 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 usd_participation_rate_2026-09-04
API announcement ID usd_participation_rate_2026-08-31
Release time
2026-09-04 12:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 61.6
Previous value 61.4
Forecast 61.42 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise +0.18
Announcement timestamp 1788525000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States 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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2026-08-07 08:30 America/New_York · 61.4

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1788525000,
  "announcement_id": "usd_participation_rate_2026-08-31",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-09-04T12:30:10.445633Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1788525010445633269,
  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "forecast": 61.42,
  "forecast_source_label": "FXMacroData Blended Forecast",
  "prediction_type": "fxmacrodata",
  "previous_value": 61.4,
  "val": 61.6
}