# Labor Force: Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 353,449 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since October 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (Apr 2020) to 3.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.05%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-10420.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-akron-oh-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 353,449 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 354,123 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 357,117 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 357,406 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 353,847 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 356,679 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 357,726 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 357,964 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 354,521 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 357,512 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 358,738 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 358,665 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2025 | 360,020 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 362,800 thousands | −0.9 |
| June 2025 | 361,736 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 361,609 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 363,940 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 364,828 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 363,421 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 361,013 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 362,638 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 363,125 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 363,711 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 362,729 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10420.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10420.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```