# Labor Force: Berks County, PA (U)

Labor Force: Berks County, PA (U) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 222,340 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.9% (Apr 2020) to 2.9% (Mar 2016), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42011.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-berks-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 222,340 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 224,831 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 224,890 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 224,782 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 224,273 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 222,286 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 220,992 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 219,571 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 220,003 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 220,183 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 220,849 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 219,093 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 219,849 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 219,467 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 219,489 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 218,940 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 218,918 thousands | −0.08 |
| March 2025 | 219,085 thousands | 0.10 |
| February 2025 | 218,106 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 217,803 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 217,524 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 218,324 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 219,562 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2024 | 218,700 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42011.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42011.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```