# Labor Force: Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 475,248 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.0% (Apr 2020) to 5.8% (Nov 2023), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16700.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-charleston-north-charleston-sc-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 475,248 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 476,857 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 480,027 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 477,429 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 474,997 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 471,110 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 468,447 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 467,020 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 465,636 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 464,889 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 465,925 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 459,167 thousands | 1.8 |
| August 2025 | 460,311 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 464,607 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 467,179 thousands | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 461,044 thousands | 2.8 |
| April 2025 | 459,458 thousands | 3.2 |
| March 2025 | 458,955 thousands | 3.0 |
| February 2025 | 455,384 thousands | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 456,017 thousands | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 452,267 thousands | 3.2 |
| November 2024 | 451,080 thousands | 2.6 |
| October 2024 | 454,340 thousands | 3.4 |
| September 2024 | 451,262 thousands | 3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16700.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16700.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```