# Labor Force: Centralia, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Centralia, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 33,964 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.4% (Apr 2021) to 5.1% (Jun 2019), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16500.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-centralia-wa-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 33,964 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 34,302 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 33,544 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 33,548 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 34,107 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 33,673 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 34,075 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 34,348 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 34,129 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 34,696 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 34,695 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 34,233 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 34,233 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 33,835 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 33,444 thousands | −0.06 |
| May 2025 | 33,484 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 33,529 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 33,505 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2025 | 33,563 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 33,408 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2024 | 33,702 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2024 | 33,801 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 33,615 thousands | −2.9 |
| September 2024 | 33,754 thousands | 0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16500.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16500.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```