# Labor Force: Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 72,052 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.3% (Dec 2016) to 5.9% (Jul 2021), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11180.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-ames-ia-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 72,052 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 67,892 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 67,742 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 68,665 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 70,542 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 70,787 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 70,856 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 70,938 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 69,983 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 71,195 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 71,729 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 71,713 thousands | 0.8 |
| August 2025 | 67,763 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 67,091 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 68,008 thousands | 2.6 |
| May 2025 | 71,306 thousands | 2.0 |
| April 2025 | 71,365 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 71,090 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 71,202 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 69,492 thousands | 4.3 |
| December 2024 | 70,660 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 71,469 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2024 | 71,615 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 71,121 thousands | 0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11180.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11180.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```