# Labor Force: Bedford County, PA (U)

Labor Force: Bedford County, PA (U) was down 1.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 23,144 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.3% (Dec 2016) to 3.2% (Dec 2022), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42009.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-bedford-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 23,144 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 23,347 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 23,376 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 23,360 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 23,346 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 23,097 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 22,994 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 22,930 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 22,962 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 22,897 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 22,810 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 22,736 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 23,005 thousands | −2.4 |
| July 2025 | 23,057 thousands | −2.1 |
| June 2025 | 22,893 thousands | −2.6 |
| May 2025 | 22,850 thousands | −2.7 |
| April 2025 | 22,776 thousands | −2.2 |
| March 2025 | 22,675 thousands | −2.2 |
| February 2025 | 22,570 thousands | −3.0 |
| January 2025 | 22,699 thousands | −2.7 |
| December 2024 | 22,639 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 22,463 thousands | −3.8 |
| October 2024 | 22,845 thousands | −2.0 |
| September 2024 | 23,074 thousands | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42009.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42009.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```