# Labor Force: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 164,066 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (Mar 2020) to 5.6% (May 2022), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25860.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-hickory-lenoir-morganton-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 164,066 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 162,232 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 162,262 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 163,372 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 164,473 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 165,262 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 166,544 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 166,224 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 165,856 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 166,902 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 167,875 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 168,282 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2025 | 167,169 thousands | −1.1 |
| July 2025 | 169,838 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 169,109 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 169,094 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 169,246 thousands | −0.4 |
| March 2025 | 170,051 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 169,546 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 169,568 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2024 | 167,920 thousands | −1.5 |
| November 2024 | 168,466 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2024 | 169,574 thousands | −1.8 |
| September 2024 | 170,174 thousands | −1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25860.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25860.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```