# Labor Force: Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 116,452 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.9% (May 2020) to 11.9% (May 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-17860.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-columbia-mo-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 116,452 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 114,091 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 115,708 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 114,784 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 116,761 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 117,272 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 117,528 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 116,911 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 114,619 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 116,726 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 116,625 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 115,100 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 112,495 thousands | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 113,480 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 113,830 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2025 | 116,048 thousands | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 116,732 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 116,168 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2025 | 115,350 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 111,830 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 113,973 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 114,072 thousands | 0.1 |
| October 2024 | 114,729 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2024 | 113,566 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17860.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17860.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```