# Labor Force: Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 137,151 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.4% (May 2020) to 4.6% (Apr 2025), averaging 0.00%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28700.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-kingsport-bristol-tn-va-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 137,151 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 136,456 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 136,971 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 137,635 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 137,636 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 137,359 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 136,649 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 136,811 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 137,162 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 138,215 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 138,417 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 138,824 thousands | 2.9 |
| August 2025 | 138,195 thousands | 2.8 |
| July 2025 | 138,381 thousands | 2.8 |
| June 2025 | 138,872 thousands | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 138,403 thousands | 3.8 |
| April 2025 | 139,512 thousands | 4.6 |
| March 2025 | 138,063 thousands | 2.9 |
| February 2025 | 136,805 thousands | 3.7 |
| January 2025 | 136,435 thousands | 3.5 |
| December 2024 | 135,250 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 135,080 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 134,927 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2024 | 134,886 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28700.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28700.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```