# California Labor Force

California Labor Force was up 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 19,643,781 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (May 2020) to 3.1% (May 2021), averaging 0.5%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.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/california-labor-force-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19,643,781 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 19,490,869 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 19,360,066 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 19,384,171 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,477,279 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 19,535,405 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 19,658,634 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,740,624 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 19,622,398 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,815,551 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 19,956,978 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 19,953,502 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 19,856,958 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 19,836,083 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 19,743,825 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 19,741,299 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 19,781,408 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 19,853,155 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 19,794,112 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 19,728,510 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 19,678,248 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 19,768,634 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 19,783,701 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 19,812,901 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

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

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