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

Labor Force: Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 43,739 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.7% (Apr 2020) to 4.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-19500.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-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 43,739 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 43,719 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 44,135 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 43,883 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 42,898 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 42,979 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 43,774 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 43,702 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 43,865 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 43,327 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 43,704 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 43,983 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 44,501 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 44,586 thousands | −2.4 |
| June 2025 | 44,439 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 43,701 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2025 | 44,258 thousands | 0.03 |
| March 2025 | 44,272 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 43,930 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 44,539 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 44,327 thousands | 0.06 |
| November 2024 | 44,186 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 44,481 thousands | −0.1 |
| September 2024 | 44,619 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19500.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19500.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```