# Labor Force: Athens County, OH (U)

Labor Force: Athens County, OH (U) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 27,333 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.1% (Dec 2020) to 10.6% (Feb 2016), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-OH-39009.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-county-oh-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 27,333 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 24,644 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 24,438 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 24,729 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 27,180 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 29,158 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 29,300 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 29,850 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 28,117 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 28,972 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 29,566 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 28,374 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2025 | 25,698 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 25,632 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 25,869 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 27,832 thousands | 5.7 |
| April 2025 | 29,580 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 29,222 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 29,521 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 26,453 thousands | 0.1 |
| December 2024 | 28,903 thousands | 6.8 |
| November 2024 | 29,552 thousands | 4.7 |
| October 2024 | 29,456 thousands | 4.9 |
| September 2024 | 28,867 thousands | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-OH-39009.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-OH-39009.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```