United States Labor Force Participation Rate 2026-12-04 08:30 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

Labor Force Participation Rate release preview

United States Labor Force Participation Rate is scheduled for release on Dec 4, 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.

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.

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.