# Labor Force: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,512,195 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.9% (Dec 2020) to 2.5% (Aug 2019), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12580.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-baltimore-columbia-towson-md-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,512,195 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,504,988 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,503,283 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,507,922 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,489,807 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,500,323 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,504,047 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,501,021 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,483,396 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,486,920 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,491,262 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,499,169 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 1,506,063 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,511,222 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,503,780 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,489,418 thousands | 0.05 |
| April 2025 | 1,493,633 thousands | 0.1 |
| March 2025 | 1,500,697 thousands | 0.02 |
| February 2025 | 1,491,573 thousands | 0.09 |
| January 2025 | 1,493,139 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,496,662 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 1,498,697 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,504,449 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2024 | 1,496,506 thousands | 1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12580.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12580.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```