# Labor Force: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 186,323 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.2% (Oct 2015) to 5.8% (Sep 2016), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13140.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-beaumont-port-arthur-tx-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 186,323 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 186,529 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 186,079 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 185,287 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 184,766 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 184,366 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 184,191 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 184,711 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 184,967 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 184,760 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 185,553 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 185,376 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 184,714 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 184,353 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 184,734 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 183,138 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 184,910 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2025 | 184,986 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 184,937 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 184,640 thousands | 3.2 |
| December 2024 | 184,223 thousands | 4.3 |
| November 2024 | 184,489 thousands | 4.2 |
| October 2024 | 183,531 thousands | 3.5 |
| September 2024 | 183,631 thousands | 3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13140.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13140.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```