# Labor Force: Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 45,597 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since October 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.9% (Jun 2021) to 4.6% (Jun 2020), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13020.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-bay-city-mi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 45,597 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 46,813 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 47,106 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 46,418 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 47,141 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 47,065 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 48,257 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 48,488 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 48,841 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 48,396 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 49,053 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 50,103 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 50,336 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 50,827 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 50,518 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2025 | 50,726 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 50,455 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 50,613 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 50,414 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 50,514 thousands | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 49,981 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 50,516 thousands | 0.07 |
| October 2024 | 50,195 thousands | 0.05 |
| September 2024 | 50,533 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13020.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13020.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```