Get the labour force participation rate

Share of the working-age population that is employed or actively looking. Monthly, seasonally adjusted.

Steps

1Call the endpoint.
2Read participation_rate.

Code

cURL

curl https://api.ausdata.io/v1/data/abs/labour-force?limit=1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"

Python

import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ausdata.io/v1/data/abs/labour-force?limit=1",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"},
)
print(r.json())

JavaScript

const r = await fetch("https://api.ausdata.io/v1/data/abs/labour-force?limit=1", {
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_KEY" },
});
console.log(await r.json());

Watch out for

Participation is structurally higher in WA due to mining workforce demographics.

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