# Labor Force: Bedford, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Bedford, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 3.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 22,122 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.9% (Sep 2020) to 6.5% (Feb 2016), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13260.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-in-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 22,122 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 22,005 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 21,881 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 22,027 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 22,249 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 22,174 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 22,253 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 22,362 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 22,263 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 22,182 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 22,466 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 22,454 thousands | 3.4 |
| August 2025 | 22,396 thousands | 3.5 |
| July 2025 | 22,147 thousands | 3.2 |
| June 2025 | 22,265 thousands | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 22,351 thousands | 4.4 |
| April 2025 | 22,429 thousands | 4.2 |
| March 2025 | 22,212 thousands | 3.3 |
| February 2025 | 21,991 thousands | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 22,030 thousands | 4.0 |
| December 2024 | 22,068 thousands | 5.5 |
| November 2024 | 22,032 thousands | 4.5 |
| October 2024 | 22,005 thousands | 5.3 |
| September 2024 | 21,710 thousands | 4.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13260.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13260.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```