# Labor Force: Columbus County, NC (U)

Labor Force: Columbus County, NC (U) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 19,758 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.3% (Oct 2016) to 7.5% (May 2022), averaging −1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37047.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-columbus-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19,758 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 19,647 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 19,178 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 19,475 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,668 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 19,770 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 19,979 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,698 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 19,640 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,914 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 19,975 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 19,799 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 19,841 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 19,621 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2025 | 19,899 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 20,076 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2025 | 20,203 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 20,082 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2025 | 19,832 thousands | −2.7 |
| January 2025 | 19,800 thousands | −2.3 |
| December 2024 | 19,608 thousands | −2.8 |
| November 2024 | 19,909 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2024 | 19,973 thousands | −2.7 |
| September 2024 | 19,981 thousands | −2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37047.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37047.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```