# United States Labor Force Participation Rate – Oct 2, 2026 (Preview)

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2026-10-02
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic release records
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Scheduled (pre-release preview) |
| Actual | -- |
| Previous | 61.6 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | September 2026 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-10-02 08:30 America/New_York |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-10-02 12:30 UTC |
| Release ID | usd_participation_rate_2026-10-02 |

United States Labor Force Participation Rate is scheduled for release on Oct 2, 2026. The previous reading was 61.6. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history when the publisher releases the data.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-04 | 61.6 | 61.4 | 61.42 |
| 2026-08-07 | 61.4 | 61.5 | -- |
| 2026-07-02 | 61.5 | 61.8 | -- |
| 2026-06-05 | 61.8 | 61.8 | -- |
| 2026-05-08 | 61.8 | 62 | -- |
| 2026-03-06 | 62 | 62.1 | -- |
| 2026-02-11 | 62.1 | 62.4 | -- |
| 2026-01-09 | 62.4 | 62.5 | -- |
| 2025-12-16 | 62.5 | 62.5 | -- |
| 2025-11-20 | 62.5 | 62.3 | -- |
| 2025-09-05 | 62.3 | 62.2 | -- |
| 2025-08-01 | 62.2 | 62.3 | -- |

## API access

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

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate/announcements/usd_participation_rate_2026-09-04
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/participation-rate
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt