# Labor Force: Benton County, MO (U)

Labor Force: Benton County, MO (U) was up 3.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,644.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.2% (May 2020) to 6.7% (May 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MO-29015.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-mo-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,644.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,444.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,432.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,657.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,628.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,721.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,590.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,554.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,431.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,437.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,437.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,495.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| August 2025 | 7,328.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| July 2025 | 7,385.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 7,709.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 7,610.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 7,617.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| March 2025 | 7,490.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 7,510.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 7,380.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 7,293.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 7,230.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 7,341.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| September 2024 | 7,242.0 thousands | −0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29015.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29015.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```