# Labor Force: Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 152,780 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.8% (Dec 2020) to 6.8% (Sep 2019), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28420.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-kennewick-richland-wa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 152,780 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 154,771 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 152,115 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 154,313 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 154,098 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 151,957 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 150,656 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 149,445 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 148,673 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 151,158 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 152,792 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 153,374 thousands | 2.3 |
| August 2025 | 154,162 thousands | 2.3 |
| July 2025 | 155,939 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 154,080 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 147,619 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 147,125 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 145,376 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 144,107 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2025 | 143,385 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 145,817 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 146,962 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 149,060 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 149,873 thousands | 2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28420.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28420.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```