# Labor Force: Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 120,873 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.1% (May 2020) to 6.1% (Oct 2019), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16820.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-charlottesville-va-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 120,873 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 119,564 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 120,289 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 120,881 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 121,415 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 120,481 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 120,460 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 119,899 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 118,913 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 119,083 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 119,677 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 118,802 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 117,991 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 118,182 thousands | −1.4 |
| June 2025 | 119,294 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 119,135 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 120,192 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 120,362 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 119,151 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 118,300 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 119,107 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 119,772 thousands | 0.1 |
| October 2024 | 120,579 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2024 | 119,864 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16820.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16820.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```