# Labor Force: Benton County, IA (U)

Labor Force: Benton County, IA (U) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 13,350 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.4% (Aug 2020) to 6.6% (Jul 2021), averaging −0.07%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19011.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-benton-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,350 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 13,386 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 13,547 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 13,562 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 13,506 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 13,576 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,522 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 13,597 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 13,511 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 13,601 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 13,687 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 13,627 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 13,706 thousands | 2.3 |
| July 2025 | 13,797 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 13,768 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 13,668 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2025 | 13,772 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 13,739 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2025 | 13,723 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 13,748 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 13,498 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 13,627 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 13,743 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2024 | 13,526 thousands | −1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19011.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19011.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```