# Labor Force: Howard County, MD (U)

Labor Force: Howard County, MD (U) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 185,084 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.6% (May 2016) to 3.5% (Aug 2019), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MD-24027.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-howard-county-md-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 185,084 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 183,909 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 183,711 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 184,367 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 182,209 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 183,730 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 183,954 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 183,456 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 181,104 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 181,940 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 182,425 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 183,547 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 184,147 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 184,874 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 184,002 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 182,350 thousands | 0.07 |
| April 2025 | 182,948 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 183,665 thousands | −0.04 |
| February 2025 | 182,366 thousands | −0.01 |
| January 2025 | 182,229 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 183,030 thousands | 1.4 |
| November 2024 | 183,410 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 184,125 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 183,240 thousands | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MD-24027.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MD-24027.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```