# Labor Force: Houston County, TX (U)

Labor Force: Houston County, TX (U) was up 3.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 8,756.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.7% (Nov 2016) to 11.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-TX-48225.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-houston-county-tx-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,756.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 8,753.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 8,680.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 8,603.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 8,513.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,564.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,441.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 8,562.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 8,440.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 8,651.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 8,712.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 8,662.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| August 2025 | 8,625.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| July 2025 | 8,485.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 8,388.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 8,287.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 8,336.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 8,306.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 8,356.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 8,242.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 8,405.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 8,422.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| October 2024 | 8,393.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| September 2024 | 8,387.0 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-TX-48225.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-TX-48225.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```