# Labor Force: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 471,827 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.9% (Jan 2021) to 2.7% (Nov 2023), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-10580.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-albany-schenectady-troy-ny-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 471,827 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 473,875 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 473,580 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 469,756 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 466,062 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 465,816 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 468,465 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 467,403 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 466,338 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 466,484 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 470,257 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 466,483 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 465,725 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 469,717 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 469,556 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 462,573 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 464,290 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 459,934 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 458,211 thousands | −0.1 |
| January 2025 | 457,714 thousands | 0.05 |
| December 2024 | 455,273 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2024 | 458,037 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2024 | 460,076 thousands | −0.5 |
| September 2024 | 461,555 thousands | −0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10580.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10580.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```