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Labor Force Participation Rate (USD)

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Category: Labor Market

API Endpoint

/api/usd/participation_rate
Or view detailed, interactive documentation: Open Swagger Docs

Data Source

Primary Source

FRED (BLS)

Official Series ID

CIVPART

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

Percent

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format. 

[
  {
    "date": "YYYY-MM-DD", 
    "val": 0.00
  },
  {
    "date": "2024-07-01", 
    "val": 4.2 
  },
  // ... history 
]

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start_date YES YYYY-MM-DD The start date for the data retrieval.
end_date NO YYYY-MM-DD The end date for the data retrieval. Defaults to today's date.
api_key CONDITIONAL string Required for non-USD and paid access. USD endpoints are available free without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve the Labor Force Participation Rate data for USD starting from the beginning of 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/usd/participation_rate?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY