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(a) Labor Force Participation Rate - 25-54 Yrs., Percent, Seasonally Adjusted (LNS11300060)
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    Line 1 - Labor Force Participation Rate - 25-54 Yrs.
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    (a) Labor Force Participation Rate, Percent, Seasonally Adjusted (CIVPART)
    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS11300000 The Labor Force Participation Rate is defined by the Current Population Survey (CPS) as “the number of people in the labor force as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population […] the participation rate is the percentage of the population that is either working or actively looking for work.” The Labor Force Participation Rate is collected in the CPS and published by the BLS. It is provided on a monthly basis, so this data is used in part by macroeconomists as an initial economic indicator of current labor market trends. The labor force participation rate helps government agencies, financial markets, and researchers gauge the overall health of the economy. Note that long-run changes in labor force participation may reflect secular economic trends that are unrelated to the overall health of the economy. For instance, demographic changes such as the aging of population can lead to a secular increase of exits from the labor force, shrinking the labor force and decreasing the labor force participation rate. For more information, see: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CES Overview (https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesprog.htm) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Concepts and Definitions (CPS) (https://www.bls.gov/cps/definitions.htm#lfpr)

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      Use the assigned data series variables (a, b, c, etc.) together with operators (+, -, *, /, ^, etc.), parentheses and constants (1, 1.5, 2, etc.) to create your own formula (e.g., 1/a, a-b, (a+b)/2, (a/(a+b+c))*100). As noted above, you may add other data series to this line before entering a formula.

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      Line 1 - Labor Force Participation Rate - 25-54 Yrs.
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      (a) Labor Force Participation Rate - Black or African American, Percent, Seasonally Adjusted (LNS11300006)
      The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS11300006

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        Labor Force Participation Rate - 25-54 Yrs.  (LNS11300060)

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

        Release: Employment Situation  

        Units:  Percent, Seasonally Adjusted

        Frequency:  Monthly

        Notes:

        The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'

        The source code is: LNS11300060

        Suggested Citation:

        U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Participation Rate - 25-54 Yrs. [LNS11300060], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300060, April 2, 2025.

        Labor Force Participation Rate  (CIVPART)

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

        Release: Employment Situation  

        Units:  Percent, Seasonally Adjusted

        Frequency:  Monthly

        Notes:

        The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'
        The source code is: LNS11300000

        The Labor Force Participation Rate is defined by the Current Population Survey (CPS) as “the number of people in the labor force as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population […] the participation rate is the percentage of the population that is either working or actively looking for work.”

        The Labor Force Participation Rate is collected in the CPS and published by the BLS. It is provided on a monthly basis, so this data is used in part by macroeconomists as an initial economic indicator of current labor market trends. The labor force participation rate helps government agencies, financial markets, and researchers gauge the overall health of the economy.

        Note that long-run changes in labor force participation may reflect secular economic trends that are unrelated to the overall health of the economy. For instance, demographic changes such as the aging of population can lead to a secular increase of exits from the labor force, shrinking the labor force and decreasing the labor force participation rate.

        For more information, see:
        U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CES Overview
        U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Concepts and Definitions (CPS)

        Suggested Citation:

        U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Participation Rate [CIVPART], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART, April 2, 2025.

        Labor Force Participation Rate - Black or African American  (LNS11300006)

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

        Release: Employment Situation  

        Units:  Percent, Seasonally Adjusted

        Frequency:  Monthly

        Notes:

        The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'

        The source code is: LNS11300006

        Suggested Citation:

        U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Participation Rate - Black or African American [LNS11300006], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300006, April 2, 2025.

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