# Labor Force: Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 58,640 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.4% (Jun 2021) to 5.8% (Jun 2020), averaging 0.09%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12980.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-battle-creek-mi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 58,640 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 59,930 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 60,378 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 60,186 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 60,888 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 60,596 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 61,596 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 61,780 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 62,182 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 62,479 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 63,327 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 64,732 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 64,672 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2025 | 65,177 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 65,560 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 65,419 thousands | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 65,033 thousands | 2.0 |
| March 2025 | 65,228 thousands | 2.3 |
| February 2025 | 64,672 thousands | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 64,605 thousands | 3.3 |
| December 2024 | 64,465 thousands | 3.5 |
| November 2024 | 65,191 thousands | 3.3 |
| October 2024 | 64,450 thousands | 3.1 |
| September 2024 | 64,922 thousands | 3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12980.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12980.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```