# Labor Force: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 325,134 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.3% (Apr 2020) to 7.5% (Jan 2022), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-20500.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-durham-chapel-hill-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 325,134 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 321,414 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 322,353 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 321,607 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 321,577 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 322,726 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 324,644 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 325,591 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 323,099 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 325,691 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 327,259 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 327,722 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 325,783 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 332,441 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 328,243 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 327,127 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 328,120 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2025 | 328,094 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 327,599 thousands | −0.04 |
| January 2025 | 328,044 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 325,140 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2024 | 327,618 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 329,981 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2024 | 329,665 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20500.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20500.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```