Primary sources
Every live stream comes from an official national publisher.
Read the methodology →Official labour-force participation rates with country-specific source coverage.
curl --request GET \
--url "https://api.narwhalapi.com/v1/economics/USA/labour-force-participation?period=2026-07" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $NARWHAL_API_KEY"{
"country": "USA",
"period": "2026-07",
"rate": "62.3",
"released_on": "2026-08-07"
}/v1/economics/{country}/labour-force-participationcountryperiodversion_idMCP · economics_get_labour_force_participation
/v1/economics/{country}/labour-force-participation/observationscountrystartendlimitcursorMCP · economics_get_labour_force_participation_history
curl --request GET \
--url "https://api.narwhalapi.com/v1/economics/USA/labour-force-participation/observations?start=2026-07&limit=100" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $NARWHAL_API_KEY"{
"country": "USA",
"as_of": "2026-08-12T00:00:00Z",
"observations": [
{
"period": "2026-07",
"rate": "62.3"
}
],
"next_cursor": null
}Every live stream comes from an official national publisher.
Read the methodology →Omit it for the latest accepted complete release, or pass one exact period.
Use one API key for current and historical data through REST or MCP.
Parameters and response fields.
Read the docs →Release schedules, status, and publication versions.
Explore the API →Official indicators for prices, labour, output, trade, and rates.
Explore the API →Retrieve the official labour-force participation rate for one observation period.
YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-QN
The observation frequency follows each official national release.