# Labor Force: Hobbs, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Hobbs, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 34,795 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since October 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.5% (Oct 2020) to 10.5% (Oct 2018), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-26020.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-hobbs-nm-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 34,795 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 34,730 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 35,291 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 35,080 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 34,934 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 34,863 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 35,105 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 35,153 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 35,134 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 35,242 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 35,395 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 35,073 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 34,940 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 35,810 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 35,798 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 35,405 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2025 | 35,555 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 35,097 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 35,274 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 35,286 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 35,439 thousands | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 35,407 thousands | 2.2 |
| October 2024 | 35,273 thousands | 3.8 |
| September 2024 | 35,132 thousands | 4.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26020.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26020.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```