# Labor Force: Kent County, MI (U)

Labor Force: Kent County, MI (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 332,968 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since October 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.0% (Jun 2021) to 4.4% (May 2022), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MI-26081.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-kent-county-mi-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 332,968 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 339,671 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 341,468 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 338,891 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 345,589 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 343,496 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 351,007 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 352,334 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 354,401 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 352,165 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 359,164 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 364,924 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 363,417 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 365,508 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 368,247 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 371,230 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 367,678 thousands | −0.08 |
| March 2025 | 368,650 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 366,802 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 368,913 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 367,998 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 372,474 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2024 | 369,046 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2024 | 370,002 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26081.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26081.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```