# Labor Force: Athens, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Athens, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 25,372 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (Sep 2021) to 4.9% (Aug 2019), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11940.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-tn-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 25,372 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 25,192 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 25,240 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 25,413 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 25,290 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 25,243 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 25,185 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 25,485 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 25,509 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 25,755 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 25,780 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 25,809 thousands | 2.0 |
| August 2025 | 25,477 thousands | 0.1 |
| July 2025 | 25,619 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 25,766 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 25,517 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 25,633 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 25,602 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 25,484 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2025 | 25,420 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 25,299 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 25,240 thousands | −0.1 |
| October 2024 | 25,345 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2024 | 25,294 thousands | −0.08 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11940.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11940.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```