# Labor Force: Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 103,737 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.2% (Mar 2021) to 2.2% (Nov 2023), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-22900.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-fort-smith-ar-ok-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 103,737 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 103,117 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 104,034 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 104,665 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 103,310 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 102,368 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 102,704 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 103,072 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 101,790 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 103,325 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 103,176 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 102,842 thousands | 0.1 |
| August 2025 | 102,484 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 103,108 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 103,195 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2025 | 102,593 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 102,610 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 102,338 thousands | 0.06 |
| February 2025 | 102,119 thousands | −0.04 |
| January 2025 | 101,124 thousands | −0.1 |
| December 2024 | 101,920 thousands | 0.09 |
| November 2024 | 102,154 thousands | −0.10 |
| October 2024 | 102,530 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2024 | 102,718 thousands | −0.05 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-22900.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-22900.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```