# Labor Force: Garden City, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Garden City, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 21,288 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.8% (Nov 2021) to 5.6% (Dec 2018), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-23780.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-garden-city-ks-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 21,288 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 21,198 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 21,327 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 21,636 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 21,185 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 21,094 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 21,293 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 21,582 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 21,189 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 21,666 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 21,374 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 21,129 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 21,035 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 21,322 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 21,607 thousands | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 21,198 thousands | 3.2 |
| April 2025 | 21,190 thousands | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 21,308 thousands | 3.7 |
| February 2025 | 21,383 thousands | 3.3 |
| January 2025 | 21,226 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 21,310 thousands | 4.2 |
| November 2024 | 21,178 thousands | 3.3 |
| October 2024 | 21,308 thousands | 4.3 |
| September 2024 | 20,974 thousands | 4.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23780.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23780.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```