# Labor Force: Bethel Census Area, AK (U)

Labor Force: Bethel Census Area, AK (U) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,334.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.1% (Jul 2025) to 6.2% (Feb 2017), averaging −1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AK-02050.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-bethel-census-area-ak-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,334.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,153.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,201.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,560.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,272.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,428.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,655.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,727.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,777.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,950.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,116.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,541.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 6,300.0 thousands | −5.7 |
| July 2025 | 6,242.0 thousands | −9.1 |
| June 2025 | 6,594.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2025 | 6,523.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| April 2025 | 6,528.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| March 2025 | 6,705.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 6,781.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2025 | 6,690.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| December 2024 | 6,717.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 6,852.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 6,721.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2024 | 6,531.0 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK-02050.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK-02050.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```