# Labor Force: Houghton, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Houghton, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 18,053 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.3% (Apr 2020) to 13.4% (Sep 2022), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-26340.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-houghton-mi-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18,053 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 17,550 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 17,509 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 17,355 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 17,265 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 18,108 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 18,718 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 18,957 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 18,622 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 18,184 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 18,929 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 19,073 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2025 | 18,270 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 18,215 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 18,280 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 17,908 thousands | 2.3 |
| April 2025 | 18,850 thousands | 2.7 |
| March 2025 | 19,366 thousands | 4.4 |
| February 2025 | 19,292 thousands | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 19,162 thousands | 12.0 |
| December 2024 | 18,347 thousands | 4.3 |
| November 2024 | 18,918 thousands | 3.1 |
| October 2024 | 18,864 thousands | 2.9 |
| September 2024 | 18,821 thousands | 3.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26340.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26340.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```