# Labor Force: Ketchikan, AK Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Ketchikan, AK Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,830.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.9% (Sep 2020) to 10.8% (Jun 2022), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28540.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-ketchikan-ak-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,830.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 8,156.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 8,581.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 8,137.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,714.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,105.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,875.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,800.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,717.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,912.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,031.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,661.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 7,874.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 8,295.0 thousands | 0.02 |
| June 2025 | 8,114.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 7,639.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 6,978.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 6,665.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 6,559.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 6,584.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 6,616.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| November 2024 | 6,789.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2024 | 7,294.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2024 | 7,676.0 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28540.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28540.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```