# Labor Force: Arkansas County, AR (U)

Labor Force: Arkansas County, AR (U) was down 3.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,288.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.5% (Dec 2016) to 5.3% (May 2019), averaging −2.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR-05001.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-arkansas-county-ar-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,288.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,395.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,437.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,446.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,276.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,158.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,219.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,228.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,258.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,307.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,391.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,327.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| August 2025 | 7,411.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| July 2025 | 7,544.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2025 | 7,489.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| May 2025 | 7,324.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2025 | 7,386.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2025 | 7,491.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 7,396.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 7,461.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 7,403.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| November 2024 | 7,436.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| October 2024 | 7,517.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| September 2024 | 7,560.0 thousands | −6.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05001.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05001.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```