# Labor Force: Essex County, NJ (U)

Labor Force: Essex County, NJ (U) was up 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 427,804 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.5% (Aug 2021) to 7.7% (Sep 2016), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34013.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-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 427,804 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 429,063 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 430,321 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 428,277 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 428,569 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 427,732 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 428,307 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 426,367 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 423,894 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 427,759 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 429,694 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 426,912 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 426,522 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 429,806 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 430,889 thousands | −0.04 |
| May 2025 | 426,120 thousands | 0.01 |
| April 2025 | 429,719 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 430,320 thousands | −0.1 |
| February 2025 | 429,227 thousands | 0.1 |
| January 2025 | 426,114 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 427,650 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 427,699 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 428,871 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 424,412 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34013.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34013.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```