# Labor Force: District of Columbia (U)

Labor Force: District of Columbia (U) was down 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 401,751 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.8% (Jan 2021) to 4.6% (Nov 2023), averaging 0.9%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-DC-11001.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-district-of-columbia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 401,751 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 402,948 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 406,623 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 402,030 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 401,270 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 401,508 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 402,645 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 405,671 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 402,421 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 408,968 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 409,281 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 406,266 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2025 | 406,883 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 418,025 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 416,299 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 408,710 thousands | −0.02 |
| April 2025 | 411,927 thousands | −0.00 |
| March 2025 | 417,247 thousands | −0.1 |
| February 2025 | 419,065 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 414,837 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 412,688 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 413,341 thousands | 0.6 |
| October 2024 | 412,556 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2024 | 410,976 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-DC-11001.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-DC-11001.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```