# Labor Force: Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 45,108 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.4% (Mar 2021) to 3.5% (Dec 2017), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13220.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-beckley-wv-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 45,108 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 45,116 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 45,464 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 45,385 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 44,572 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 44,691 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 44,101 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 44,801 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 44,523 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 45,413 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 45,508 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 46,056 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 46,141 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2025 | 46,647 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2025 | 46,595 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 45,597 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2025 | 45,441 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 45,032 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2025 | 44,843 thousands | −2.6 |
| January 2025 | 44,720 thousands | −2.6 |
| December 2024 | 44,949 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 45,197 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2024 | 46,051 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2024 | 46,333 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13220.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13220.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```