# California Labor Force

California Labor Force was up 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 19,477,984 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.5% (Nov 2020) to 2.8% (Oct 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.SA`
- 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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19,477,984 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 19,498,923 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 19,549,616 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 19,620,270 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,667,985 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 19,720,841 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 19,770,247 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,826,617 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 19,861,662 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,878,043 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 19,878,800 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 19,856,618 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 19,850,185 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 19,836,296 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 19,818,339 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 19,810,355 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 19,792,412 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 19,783,947 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 19,776,833 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 19,764,218 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 19,760,542 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 19,754,660 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 19,748,657 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 19,739,738 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

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

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