# Labor Force: Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 413,241 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.7% (Jul 2020) to 5.2% (Jul 2021), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-19780.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-des-moines-west-des-moines-ia-metropolitan-statistical-area

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 413,241 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 418,249 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 422,024 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 422,584 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 419,426 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 417,750 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 417,202 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 417,572 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 417,897 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 421,053 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 424,265 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 419,792 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 424,945 thousands | 1.7 |
| July 2025 | 423,178 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 423,370 thousands | 2.1 |
| May 2025 | 417,954 thousands | 1.8 |
| April 2025 | 416,207 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 414,581 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 416,563 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 416,899 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 412,175 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 414,767 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 413,980 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 413,185 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19780.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19780.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```