# Labor Force: Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 132,005 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.6% (Oct 2015) to 7.8% (Oct 2016), averaging 0.02%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-17980.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-ga-al-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 132,005 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 131,316 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 129,983 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 130,937 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 130,866 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 129,886 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 130,636 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 130,043 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 129,481 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 129,587 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 129,829 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 129,576 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 129,171 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2025 | 129,623 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 130,328 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2025 | 129,386 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 129,388 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 130,122 thousands | −0.10 |
| February 2025 | 129,682 thousands | −0.04 |
| January 2025 | 129,951 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 128,930 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 128,707 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 128,944 thousands | −1.4 |
| September 2024 | 129,169 thousands | −1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17980.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17980.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```