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title: "Labor Force Participation Rate: 61.4% · Aug 7, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 7, 2026: actual 61.4%, previous 61.5% · BELOW FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
source: Helious
canonical: "https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-133965e21ba20c90/labor-force-participation-rate-61-4"
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              07 Aug 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Labor Force Participation Rate: 61.4%




           Actual61.4%
           Previous61.5%

               Surprise
               -0.67σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds neutral · Equities neutral


            Labor Force Participation Rate — Actual 61.4%, prev 61.5%. BELOW FORECAST · -0.7σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.





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