# Labor Force: Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 78,281 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.9% (Jan 2016) to 4.1% (Jan 2025), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-19460.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-decatur-al-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 78,281 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 77,985 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 77,985 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 78,823 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 78,292 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 78,407 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 78,564 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 78,285 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 78,363 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 79,468 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 79,424 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 78,473 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2025 | 77,891 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 78,323 thousands | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 78,828 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2025 | 77,940 thousands | 2.9 |
| April 2025 | 78,458 thousands | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 78,405 thousands | 3.7 |
| February 2025 | 77,857 thousands | 3.8 |
| January 2025 | 77,996 thousands | 4.1 |
| December 2024 | 78,338 thousands | 4.0 |
| November 2024 | 78,109 thousands | 3.6 |
| October 2024 | 78,072 thousands | 3.8 |
| September 2024 | 77,547 thousands | 3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19460.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19460.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```