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

Labor Force: Hays, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,704 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.3% (Oct 2016) to 4.5% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25700.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-hays-ks-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,704 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 16,714 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,626 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 16,987 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 16,821 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,884 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 16,821 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 17,300 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 16,912 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,517 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 17,498 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,112 thousands | 2.4 |
| August 2025 | 16,819 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2025 | 16,792 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 17,288 thousands | 0.06 |
| May 2025 | 16,765 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2025 | 16,954 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 16,886 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 16,927 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 16,795 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2024 | 17,159 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 17,101 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2024 | 17,277 thousands | −0.2 |
| September 2024 | 16,704 thousands | −2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25700.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25700.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```