# Labor Force: Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 115,517 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.7% (Sep 2020) to 11.6% (Oct 2016), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12020.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-athens-clarke-county-ga-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 115,517 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 113,723 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 111,678 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 112,829 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 113,215 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 113,355 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 113,543 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 113,678 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 112,581 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 112,748 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 113,240 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 112,155 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 109,445 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 106,670 thousands | 0.04 |
| June 2025 | 107,551 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 108,303 thousands | 0.01 |
| April 2025 | 109,882 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 110,279 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 109,997 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 110,005 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 109,719 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 110,490 thousands | −0.03 |
| October 2024 | 111,301 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 110,622 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12020.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12020.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```