# Arkansas Labor Force

Arkansas Labor Force was up 1.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,463,868 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.4% (Dec 2020) to 2.8% (Sep 2022), averaging 0.7%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/arkansas-labor-force-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,463,868 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,456,291 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,469,397 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,481,680 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,462,532 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,453,611 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,454,207 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,453,876 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,429,283 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,447,235 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,452,066 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,443,706 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 1,439,616 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 1,448,455 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 1,449,134 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,432,028 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,437,295 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 1,428,942 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 1,420,401 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 1,406,710 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,412,107 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 1,412,628 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 1,415,230 thousands | 1.9 |
| September 2024 | 1,420,392 thousands | 1.8 |

## API

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

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