# Labor Force: Arecibo, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Arecibo, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 4.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 69,941 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.8% (Feb 2018) to 12.4% (Dec 2021), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11640.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (439 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-arecibo-pr-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 69,941 thousands | 4.6 |
| August 2026 | 70,712 thousands | 4.7 |
| July 2026 | 69,878 thousands | 5.3 |
| June 2026 | 69,131 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2026 | 67,349 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 67,608 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2026 | 68,138 thousands | −0.09 |
| February 2026 | 67,729 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2026 | 67,783 thousands | −2.1 |
| December 2025 | 68,423 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2025 | 67,982 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2025 | 67,071 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2025 | 66,860 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 67,542 thousands | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 66,364 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 68,095 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 67,499 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 68,184 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2025 | 68,196 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 67,952 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 69,238 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 67,992 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 69,152 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2024 | 67,799 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11640.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11640.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```