# Labor Force: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 567,976 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.0% (Jan 2021) to 3.5% (Feb 2016), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-15380.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-buffalo-cheektowaga-ny-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 567,976 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 570,480 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 570,054 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 566,177 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 565,116 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 563,626 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 568,042 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 566,622 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 567,686 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 566,048 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 569,168 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 565,397 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 562,420 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2025 | 565,173 thousands | −0.00 |
| June 2025 | 567,791 thousands | 0.10 |
| May 2025 | 561,361 thousands | 0.04 |
| April 2025 | 561,410 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 557,804 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 556,000 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 557,852 thousands | 0.04 |
| December 2024 | 552,282 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 556,215 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2024 | 557,783 thousands | −1.6 |
| September 2024 | 561,737 thousands | −1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15380.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15380.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```