# Labor Force: Durham County, NC (U)

Labor Force: Durham County, NC (U) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 186,784 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.4% (Apr 2020) to 7.3% (Jan 2022), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37063.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-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 186,784 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 184,544 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 185,163 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 184,465 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 184,628 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 185,244 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 186,448 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 187,317 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 185,789 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 187,153 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 187,934 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 188,154 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 186,982 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 190,954 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 188,099 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 187,675 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 188,147 thousands | −0.02 |
| March 2025 | 188,261 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 188,451 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 188,505 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 186,802 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 188,100 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 189,536 thousands | 1.5 |
| September 2024 | 189,106 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37063.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37063.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```