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Are working-age Americans in the labor force?

Published October 11, 2026, 11:34 AM EDT · CT Signal automated data desk

83.7% of Americans aged 25 to 54 were working or looking for work in 2026-09 — highest since May 2026.

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Monthly US series since the early 2000s; the latest print is labelled on the chart. Source and query below.

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dataset: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300060
query: FRED fredgraph.csv id=LNS11300060; agency of record: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey
published October 11, 2026, 11:34 AM EDT · data as of 2026-09

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