# Labor Force: Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 549,566 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.9% (Mar 2021) to 4.8% (Jun 2023), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-23420.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-fresno-ca-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 549,566 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 545,913 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 541,758 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 544,105 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 549,617 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 547,443 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 547,617 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 552,635 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 543,022 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 546,549 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 546,050 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 554,008 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 552,517 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 549,448 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 550,422 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 552,955 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2025 | 549,531 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 548,304 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2025 | 548,827 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 545,152 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 543,711 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 544,249 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 546,521 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 549,069 thousands | 2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23420.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23420.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```