# United States Civilian Labor Force

United States Civilian Labor Force was up 1.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 170,683 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.9% (Apr 2020) to 2.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.LF.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/civilian-labor-force

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 170,683 thousands | — |
| September 2026 | 170,262 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 169,777 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 169,094 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 169,358 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 170,078 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 169,995 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 170,087 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 170,483 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 170,465 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 171,495 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 171,541 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 171,261 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 170,750 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 170,412 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 170,380 thousands | 1.4 |
| May 2025 | 170,492 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 171,054 thousands | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 170,641 thousands | 1.6 |
| February 2025 | 170,441 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2025 | 170,696 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 168,506 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 168,248 thousands | 0.09 |
| October 2024 | 168,395 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

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

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