# Labor Force: Essex County, MA (U)

Labor Force: Essex County, MA (U) was down 0.06% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.01% in August 2025.
The level stood at 439,969 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.1% (Apr 2020) to 4.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MA-25009.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-essex-county-ma-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 439,969 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 442,582 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 442,863 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 442,298 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 436,347 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 437,910 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 439,346 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 440,104 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 442,498 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 443,402 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 444,516 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 443,194 thousands | −0.06 |
| August 2025 | 449,848 thousands | −0.01 |
| July 2025 | 450,979 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2025 | 450,624 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 446,547 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 449,003 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 450,383 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 449,524 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 451,251 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 449,002 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 447,841 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 446,875 thousands | 1.7 |
| September 2024 | 443,468 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA-25009.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA-25009.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```