# Labor Force: Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,162,541 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.3% (Apr 2020) to 6.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-18140.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-oh-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,162,541 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,168,687 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,173,491 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,175,375 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,165,177 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,168,392 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,173,966 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,171,074 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,160,161 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,174,261 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,181,407 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,182,372 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 1,186,334 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 1,194,779 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,190,105 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 1,182,324 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,182,758 thousands | 2.5 |
| March 2025 | 1,185,979 thousands | 2.4 |
| February 2025 | 1,178,455 thousands | 2.5 |
| January 2025 | 1,176,082 thousands | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 1,177,266 thousands | 3.2 |
| November 2024 | 1,183,906 thousands | 2.8 |
| October 2024 | 1,181,654 thousands | 2.8 |
| September 2024 | 1,174,637 thousands | 2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18140.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18140.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```