# Australia Labor Force Participation Rate

Australia Labor Force Participation Rate was 66.8% in September 2026, down 0.2 percentage points from August 2026 and down 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier.
Among the 7 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 2nd highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 62.2% (May 2020) to 67.2% (Jan 2025), averaging 65.9%.

- Source agency: Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `AU.LFPR.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1978-02-01 to 2026-09-01 (584 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/australia/labor-force-participation-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 66.8% |
| August 2026 | 67.0% |
| July 2026 | 66.9% |
| June 2026 | 67.0% |
| May 2026 | 66.7% |
| April 2026 | 66.7% |
| March 2026 | 66.8% |
| February 2026 | 66.8% |
| January 2026 | 66.7% |
| December 2025 | 66.7% |
| November 2025 | 66.6% |
| October 2025 | 66.9% |
| September 2025 | 66.9% |
| August 2025 | 66.8% |
| July 2025 | 67.0% |
| June 2025 | 66.9% |
| May 2025 | 67.0% |
| April 2025 | 67.1% |
| March 2025 | 66.7% |
| February 2025 | 66.7% |
| January 2025 | 67.2% |
| December 2024 | 67.1% |
| November 2024 | 66.9% |
| October 2024 | 67.0% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.LFPR.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.LFPR.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```