United States CPS labor force participation rate, age 16+, seasonally adjusted

Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · Percent of civilian noninstitutional population age 16+ · BLS.USA.LFPR.RT.SA.M

CPS labor-force participation rate, seasonally adjusted, percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16+ that is in the labor force. The denominator is this population, not the labor force. National U.S. scope; not an international age 15+ harmonized measure. Context reported in the original current-history API acquisition on 2026-10-13 UTC, rather than a statement of future current flags or historical release vintages: January 2026 code 12 population-control revision note is preserved. October 2025 is explicit '-' with code 9 and lapse-in-appropriations text. CPS reference week containing the 12th of the month. Exact source reference date unknown; calendar month end is a SOTW coverage/freshness boundary. Original numbers, explicit missing rows and footnotes retained. No growth rates, payroll changes or release times are computed. Absent preliminary flags do not establish finality.

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