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

Labor Force: Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 442,803 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.1% (Apr 2018) to 4.1% (Nov 2023), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-17900.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-sc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 442,803 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 442,835 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 443,326 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 442,697 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 442,372 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 439,580 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 440,705 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 442,801 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 438,640 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 438,955 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 438,528 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 431,994 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2025 | 430,693 thousands | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 433,588 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 432,358 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 429,249 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 429,828 thousands | 2.0 |
| March 2025 | 430,065 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 428,946 thousands | 2.1 |
| January 2025 | 427,493 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2024 | 428,506 thousands | 3.1 |
| November 2024 | 428,430 thousands | 2.7 |
| October 2024 | 430,207 thousands | 3.3 |
| September 2024 | 426,946 thousands | 3.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17900.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17900.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```