# Labor Force: Big Rapids, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Big Rapids, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 3.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,315 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.8% (Jan 2021) to 5.7% (Jul 2023), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13660.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-big-rapids-mi-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,315 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 15,898 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 15,856 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 15,996 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 16,563 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,778 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 16,931 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 17,022 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 16,441 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,210 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 17,621 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,994 thousands | −3.6 |
| August 2025 | 17,207 thousands | −4.1 |
| July 2025 | 17,060 thousands | −5.8 |
| June 2025 | 17,746 thousands | −2.3 |
| May 2025 | 18,427 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 18,304 thousands | −2.1 |
| March 2025 | 18,065 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2025 | 17,878 thousands | −3.3 |
| January 2025 | 17,794 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 17,861 thousands | −3.9 |
| November 2024 | 18,400 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2024 | 18,423 thousands | −2.9 |
| September 2024 | 18,659 thousands | −1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13660.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13660.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```