# Labor Force: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 569,917 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.6% (Jun 2021) to 4.6% (May 2022), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-24340.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-grand-rapids-wyoming-kentwood-mi-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 569,917 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 581,255 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 583,510 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 580,144 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 590,424 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 587,386 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 599,712 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 601,479 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 605,663 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 603,058 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 615,191 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 625,070 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 623,043 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2025 | 626,833 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 630,711 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 636,007 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 629,225 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2025 | 631,298 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 627,874 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2025 | 631,451 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 629,780 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 637,639 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2024 | 632,172 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2024 | 633,954 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24340.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24340.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```