# Labor Force: Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 148,891 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (Apr 2020) to 4.9% (Mar 2016), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-22180.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-fayetteville-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 148,891 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 146,453 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 145,413 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 147,941 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 148,182 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 148,714 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 150,148 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 150,566 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 150,211 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 151,022 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 152,161 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 152,728 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 150,975 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 152,437 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 152,888 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 152,903 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 153,774 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 154,668 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 154,380 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 154,752 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 153,331 thousands | −1.2 |
| November 2024 | 153,978 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 154,563 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2024 | 154,279 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-22180.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-22180.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```