# Labor Force: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 315,842 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.1% (Apr 2020) to 3.1% (Nov 2023), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25420.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-harrisburg-carlisle-pa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 315,842 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 321,248 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 320,920 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 318,549 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 316,328 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 314,529 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 311,924 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 308,981 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 309,996 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 312,153 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 313,613 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 311,277 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2025 | 314,922 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 316,223 thousands | −0.9 |
| June 2025 | 312,472 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 308,726 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2025 | 308,467 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2025 | 309,078 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2025 | 307,091 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2025 | 308,434 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 309,223 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2024 | 311,113 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 313,288 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2024 | 312,412 thousands | −0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25420.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25420.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```