# Labor Force: Botetourt County, VA (U)

Labor Force: Botetourt County, VA (U) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 17,127 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.1% (Jan 2016) to 4.3% (May 2021), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51023.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-botetourt-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 17,127 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 17,041 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 17,080 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 17,145 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 17,193 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 17,173 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 17,124 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 17,033 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 17,048 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,056 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 17,124 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,020 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 17,078 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 17,161 thousands | −1.4 |
| June 2025 | 17,295 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2025 | 17,207 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 17,263 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 17,277 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 17,064 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 17,119 thousands | −0.1 |
| December 2024 | 17,058 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 17,073 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 17,188 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2024 | 17,180 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51023.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51023.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```