# Labor Force: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 376,856 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.5% (Apr 2020) to 11.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-15980.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-cape-coral-fort-myers-fl-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 376,856 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 374,622 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 372,602 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 374,704 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 374,453 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 377,441 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 377,839 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 378,306 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 372,998 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 371,870 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 374,222 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 373,048 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 371,374 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 372,372 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 374,027 thousands | −0.09 |
| May 2025 | 375,859 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 379,989 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 381,456 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 379,514 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 378,655 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 375,728 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 374,321 thousands | 0.00 |
| October 2024 | 372,069 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2024 | 375,721 thousands | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15980.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15980.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```