# Labor Force: Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 136,353 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.1% (Sep 2025) to 4.4% (Aug 2016), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11540.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-appleton-wi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 136,353 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 137,985 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 138,428 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 137,822 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 134,715 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 134,554 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 134,816 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 134,408 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 134,050 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 134,783 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 135,295 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 132,970 thousands | −2.1 |
| August 2025 | 135,083 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 136,315 thousands | −1.4 |
| June 2025 | 136,718 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 134,371 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 134,678 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 134,811 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 134,618 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2025 | 135,179 thousands | 0.1 |
| December 2024 | 134,975 thousands | 0.03 |
| November 2024 | 135,423 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2024 | 135,735 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2024 | 135,845 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11540.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11540.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```