# Labor Force: Blackford County, IN (U)

Labor Force: Blackford County, IN (U) was down 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,135.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.7% (Mar 2020) to 7.7% (Feb 2016), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IN-18009.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-blackford-county-in-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,135.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,150.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,117.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,178.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,230.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,101.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,101.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,091.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,076.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,084.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,080.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,163.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 5,229.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 5,212.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 5,257.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| May 2025 | 5,224.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| April 2025 | 5,174.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 5,166.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| February 2025 | 5,201.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| January 2025 | 5,133.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 5,139.0 thousands | −0.08 |
| November 2024 | 5,144.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 5,158.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2024 | 5,233.0 thousands | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IN-18009.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IN-18009.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```