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LFWA64TTUSM647S · FRED

Working-age population growth

Sets trend growth; a lower trend makes shallower contractions read as recessions.

Latest reading

210,408,200

Persons · observation 2026-07-01, published 2026-08-17

Last 24 observations.

Signal

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Not in the fit. No verdict.

Use
Context: regime context; not an input

Where it fits

Structural & Slow-Moving: Set the amplitude, transmission speed, and which historical analogues apply. The model averages the standardised signals in each block into a block score, then combines the twelve block scores in a probit. Today the 12-block model reads 1.6%.

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