# District of Columbia Labor Force

District of Columbia Labor Force was down 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 402,894 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since April 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.7% (Dec 2020) to 4.1% (Apr 2022), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-DC.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/district-of-columbia-labor-force

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 402,894 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 402,417 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 401,885 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 402,622 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 403,736 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 404,163 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 405,140 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 406,902 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 407,975 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 409,140 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 408,918 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 408,743 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 409,378 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 410,461 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 411,850 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 413,222 thousands | −0.01 |
| April 2025 | 414,252 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 414,897 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 415,242 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 415,267 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 415,050 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 414,640 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 414,091 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2024 | 413,560 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

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

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