Labor Force Participation Rate

The participation rate, released by Bureau of Labor Statistics, is the percentage of the total number of people of labour-force age that is in the labour force (either working or looking for a job).

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Most recent - Friday 8 December 2023 13:30

62.7%

Revised

Forecast

Actual

62.8%

Next event - Friday 5 January 2024 13:30

62.8%

Forecast

Actual

The typical/expected impact on USD pairs is medium.

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Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Labor Force Participation Rate was 62.8%.

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

Friday 8 December 2023 13:30

62.8%

Friday 3 November 2023 12:30

62.7%

Friday 6 October 2023 12:30

62.8%

Friday 1 September 2023 12:30

62.6%

62.8%

Friday 4 August 2023 12:30

62.6%

Friday 7 July 2023 12:30

62.6%

Friday 2 June 2023 12:30

62.5%

62.6%

Friday 5 May 2023 12:30

62.5%

62.6%

Friday 7 April 2023 12:30

62.4%

62.6%

Friday 10 March 2023 13:30

62.3%

62.5%

Friday 3 February 2023 13:30

62.2%

62.4%

Friday 6 January 2023 13:30

62.1%

62.3%

Friday 2 December 2022 13:30

62.1%

Friday 4 November 2022 12:30

62.2%

Friday 7 October 2022 12:30

62.2%

62.3%

Friday 2 September 2022 12:30

62.1%

62.4%

Friday 5 August 2022 12:30

62.1%

Friday 8 July 2022 12:30

62.2%

Friday 3 June 2022 12:30

62.3%

Friday 6 May 2022 12:30

62.2%

Friday 1 April 2022 12:30

62.2%

62.4%

Friday 4 March 2022 13:30

62%

62.3%

Friday 4 February 2022 13:30

61.8%

62.2%

Friday 7 January 2022 13:30

61.7%

61.9%

Friday 3 December 2021 13:30

61.6%

61.8%

Friday 5 November 2021 12:30

61.6%

Friday 8 October 2021 12:30

61.7%

61.6%

Friday 3 September 2021 12:30

61.6%

61.7%

Friday 6 August 2021 12:30

61.6%

61.7%

Friday 2 July 2021 12:30

61.6%

Friday 4 June 2021 12:30

61.6%

Friday 7 May 2021 12:30

61.7%

Friday 2 April 2021 12:30

61.5%

Friday 5 March 2021 13:30

61.4%

Friday 5 February 2021 13:30

61.4%

Friday 8 January 2021 13:30

61.5%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Labor Force Participation Rate result:

		Previous	Latest
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bullish change	61.3	69.4
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bearish change	3.2%	2.8%
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.4%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)	(no change)	4%	4%
Nonfarm Payrolls	Bullish change	150K	199K
U6 Underemployment Rate	Bullish change	7.2%	7%
Unemployment Rate	Bullish change	3.9%	3.7%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	218K	220K
Challenger Job Cuts	Bullish change	36.836K	45.51K
Nonfarm Productivity	Bullish change	4.7%	5.2%
Unit Labor Costs	Bearish change	-0.8%	-1.2%
ADP Employment Change	Bearish change	106K	103K
ISM Services Employment Index	Bullish change	50.2	50.7
ISM Services New Orders Index	(no change)	55.5	55.5
ISM Services PMI	Bullish change	51.8	52.7
ISM Services Prices Paid	Bearish change	58.6	58.3
JOLTS Job Openings	Bearish change	9.35M	8.733M
S&P Global Composite PMI	(no change)	50.7	50.7
Factory Orders (MoM)	Bearish change	2.3%	-3.6%
ISM Manufacturing Employment Index	Bearish change	46.8	45.8
ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index	Bullish change	45.5	48.3
ISM Manufacturing PMI	(no change)	46.7	46.7
ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid	Bullish change	45.1	49.9
Pending Home Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	1%	-1.5%
Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index	Bullish change	44	55.8
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.3%	0.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	3.7%	3.5%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	211K	218K
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.4%	0%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	3.4%	3%
Personal Income (MoM)	Bearish change	0.4%	0.2%
Personal Spending	Bearish change	0.7%	0.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)	Bearish change	2.4%	2.3%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized	Bullish change	4.9%	5.2%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index	(no change)	3.5%	3.5%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)	Bearish change	2.9%	2.8%
Housing Price Index (MoM)	(no change)	0.6%	0.6%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bearish change	8.6%	-5.6%

About Labor Force Participation Rate

Country:	United States
Currency:	USD
Source:	US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Category:	Labor Market
Frequency:	Monthly

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Calendar - Labor Force Participation Rate - United States

Labor Force Participation Rate

Most recent - Friday 8 December 2023 13:30

Next event - Friday 5 January 2024 13:30

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