# Labor Force: Great Bend, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Great Bend, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 12,233 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.2% (Nov 2016) to 3.9% (Jan 2019), averaging −1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-24460.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-great-bend-ks-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 12,233 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 12,258 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 12,457 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 12,468 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 12,419 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 12,347 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 12,223 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 12,579 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 12,293 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 12,571 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 12,492 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 12,379 thousands | 0.8 |
| August 2025 | 12,307 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2025 | 12,481 thousands | −0.9 |
| June 2025 | 12,547 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 12,186 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 12,237 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 12,182 thousands | −0.02 |
| February 2025 | 12,400 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 12,371 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 12,508 thousands | 3.8 |
| November 2024 | 12,362 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 12,565 thousands | 3.6 |
| September 2024 | 12,277 thousands | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24460.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24460.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```