# Labor Force: Big Spring, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Big Spring, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 6.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 12,949 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since April 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.2% (Apr 2020) to 4.5% (May 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13700.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-spring-tx-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 12,949 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 12,846 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 12,882 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 12,822 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 12,776 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 12,762 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,078 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 13,143 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 13,082 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 13,144 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 13,218 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 13,187 thousands | −6.1 |
| August 2025 | 13,118 thousands | −5.9 |
| July 2025 | 13,193 thousands | −5.7 |
| June 2025 | 13,182 thousands | −5.6 |
| May 2025 | 13,211 thousands | −4.2 |
| April 2025 | 13,352 thousands | −3.2 |
| March 2025 | 14,129 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 14,101 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 14,032 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 14,008 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 14,097 thousands | 2.0 |
| October 2024 | 14,079 thousands | 2.2 |
| September 2024 | 14,049 thousands | 1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13700.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13700.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```