# United States Labor Force Participation Rate

United States Labor Force Participation Rate was 61.9% in October 2026, up 0.1 percentage points from September 2026 and down 0.6 percentage points from a year earlier.
Among the 7 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 2nd lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 60.1% (Apr 2020) to 63.3% (Oct 2019), averaging 62.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.LFPR.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-participation-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 61.9% |
| September 2026 | 61.8% |
| August 2026 | 61.6% |
| July 2026 | 61.4% |
| June 2026 | 61.5% |
| May 2026 | 61.8% |
| April 2026 | 61.8% |
| March 2026 | 61.9% |
| February 2026 | 62.0% |
| January 2026 | 62.1% |
| December 2025 | 62.4% |
| November 2025 | 62.5% |
| September 2025 | 62.5% |
| August 2025 | 62.3% |
| July 2025 | 62.2% |
| June 2025 | 62.3% |
| May 2025 | 62.4% |
| April 2025 | 62.6% |
| March 2025 | 62.5% |
| February 2025 | 62.5% |
| January 2025 | 62.6% |
| December 2024 | 62.5% |
| November 2024 | 62.4% |
| October 2024 | 62.5% |

## API

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

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