# Labor Force: Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 52,161 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (Jul 2020) to 3.2% (Jul 2021), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-20220.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-dubuque-ia-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 52,161 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 52,594 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 53,248 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 52,481 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 52,928 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 52,967 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 53,280 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 53,492 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 53,787 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 54,156 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 54,082 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 53,706 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 52,760 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 53,085 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 53,552 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 53,351 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 53,720 thousands | 1.3 |
| March 2025 | 53,922 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 54,316 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 53,878 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 53,780 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 53,986 thousands | 0.6 |
| October 2024 | 54,026 thousands | −0.02 |
| September 2024 | 53,250 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20220.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20220.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```