# Labor Force: Cumberland County, ME (U)

Labor Force: Cumberland County, ME (U) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 178,277 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.0% (Sep 2020) to 6.3% (Aug 2016), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-ME-23005.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-cumberland-county-me-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 178,277 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 179,596 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 180,875 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 179,244 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 175,850 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 175,928 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 173,713 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 174,344 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 173,795 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 177,376 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 178,881 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 179,681 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 183,262 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 183,680 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 181,437 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 177,374 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 176,387 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 175,045 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 174,636 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 175,577 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 176,635 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2024 | 176,764 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 178,664 thousands | 2.5 |
| September 2024 | 178,761 thousands | 2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-ME-23005.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-ME-23005.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```