# Labor Force: Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.07% in August 2025.
The level stood at 571,268 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.9% (Apr 2020) to 4.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13820.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-birmingham-al-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 571,268 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 567,663 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 569,201 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 570,868 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 569,767 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 570,105 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 576,743 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 575,422 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 574,116 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 579,128 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 581,015 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 576,192 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 575,501 thousands | 0.07 |
| July 2025 | 576,032 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 575,683 thousands | 0.07 |
| May 2025 | 573,076 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 574,562 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 575,798 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 574,598 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2025 | 572,476 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 572,663 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 574,501 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2024 | 574,192 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 571,271 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13820.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13820.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```