# Labor Force: Bluefield, WV-VA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Bluefield, WV-VA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 36,995 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.3% (Dec 2020) to 5.3% (Mar 2016), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-14140.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-bluefield-wv-va-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 36,995 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 36,469 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 36,507 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 36,973 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 36,726 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 37,023 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 36,829 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 37,282 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 36,959 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 36,995 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 37,204 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 37,422 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 36,881 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2025 | 36,832 thousands | −2.8 |
| June 2025 | 37,810 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 37,347 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 37,763 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 37,624 thousands | −1.9 |
| February 2025 | 37,340 thousands | −2.1 |
| January 2025 | 37,226 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 37,480 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 37,691 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 38,122 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2024 | 37,983 thousands | −0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14140.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14140.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```