# Labor Force: Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 417,030 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (Mar 2021) to 3.4% (May 2023), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12540.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-bakersfield-delano-ca-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 417,030 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 413,511 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 405,410 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 406,084 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 409,513 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 410,817 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 408,887 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 411,029 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 408,889 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 410,092 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 418,425 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 419,664 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 417,782 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 411,633 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 409,159 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 411,940 thousands | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 408,873 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 410,689 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 411,950 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 410,668 thousands | 1.3 |
| December 2024 | 405,109 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 411,015 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2024 | 416,332 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2024 | 415,433 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12540.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12540.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```