# Taiwan Not in Labor Force

Taiwan Not in Labor Force was down 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 8,167.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.9% (Jun 2022) to 1.0% (Aug 2023), averaging −0.07%.

- Source agency: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Taiwan
- Makrognosis code: `TW.NILF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (309 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/taiwan/not-in-labor-force

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,167.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2026 | 8,148.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2026 | 8,154.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2026 | 8,174.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2026 | 8,187.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2026 | 8,182.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2026 | 8,173.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 8,167.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2026 | 8,161.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2025 | 8,166.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2025 | 8,173.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2025 | 8,180.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2025 | 8,189.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 8,179.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 8,195.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 8,224.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 8,242.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2025 | 8,249.0 thousands | −0.05 |
| March 2025 | 8,241.0 thousands | −0.07 |
| February 2025 | 8,239.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 8,243.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| December 2024 | 8,245.0 thousands | 0.10 |
| November 2024 | 8,247.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 8,240.0 thousands | 0.07 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TW.NILF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TW.NILF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```