Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor Force Participation Rate is the share of the eligible population in the labour force, reported as Percent.

61.40

Percent

Updated 2026-07-01 · monthly Stable

Labor Force Participation Rate — latest reading: 61.40 percent. As of July 2026, it is down 1.4% over the past 12 months, well below its 10-year average. Source: CIVPART, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, published monthly. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it.

Min

58.10

Max

67.30

Average

62.82

10Y Percentile

2%

3M Change

-0.6%

Jul 2026 · 61.4 Percent
NBER recession periods

Labor Force Participation Rate (CIVPART) — 942 observations from 1948-01-01 to 2026-07-01. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.

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How these numbers changed

Every figure above is the current one. These are the same periods as first published — what Labor Force Participation Rate said on the day, before it was restated. Measured in Percent.

PeriodFirst printNowChangeRepublished
Jan 202662.562.1-0.4
Sep 202562.462.5+0.1

Labor Force Participation Rate for January 2026 first printed at 62.5 on February 11, 2026, was revised once, and now reads down to 62.1. Recompute any row from FRED's own vintage archive.

Macro Regime Context

The growth regime is currently late cycle (67% confidence).

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3-Month

-0.6%

6-Month

-1.1%

12-Month

-1.4%

What this means

Labor Force Participation Rate is currently at 61.40 percent, which is well below its 10-year historical average. The trend is stable (-0.6% over the past 3 months).

Over the past 6 months the change is -1.1%, and over 12 months it is -1.4%. The short-term pace is consistent with the longer trend.

Cite this page

MacroRadar, "Labor Force Participation Rate," https://www.macroradar.io/labor-force-participation-rate (as of July 2026).