# Labor Force: Columbus, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Columbus, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 29,188 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.4% (Oct 2020) to 7.6% (Dec 2024), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-18060.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-ms-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 29,188 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 28,811 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 29,469 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 29,637 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 29,795 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 29,789 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 29,991 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 29,997 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 29,549 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 29,800 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 30,141 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 30,200 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 30,094 thousands | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 30,611 thousands | 2.1 |
| June 2025 | 30,645 thousands | 2.2 |
| May 2025 | 30,442 thousands | 3.6 |
| April 2025 | 30,472 thousands | 4.7 |
| March 2025 | 30,528 thousands | 4.7 |
| February 2025 | 30,374 thousands | 5.5 |
| January 2025 | 30,351 thousands | 6.1 |
| December 2024 | 30,251 thousands | 7.6 |
| November 2024 | 30,254 thousands | 5.9 |
| October 2024 | 30,009 thousands | 5.9 |
| September 2024 | 30,141 thousands | 6.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18060.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18060.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```