# Labor Force: Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 60,428 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.0% (Apr 2020) to 6.5% (Sep 2016), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25220.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-hammond-la-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 60,428 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 60,705 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 60,790 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 61,132 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 61,072 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 61,396 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 61,014 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 61,029 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 60,480 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 61,384 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 61,726 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 60,458 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 60,364 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2025 | 60,753 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2025 | 60,629 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 60,214 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 60,390 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 60,327 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 59,792 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 59,662 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 61,421 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 61,739 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 61,525 thousands | 1.7 |
| September 2024 | 61,241 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25220.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25220.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```