# Labor Force: Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 466,620 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.9% (Apr 2020) to 4.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28940.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-knoxville-tn-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 466,620 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 462,715 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 466,930 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 465,810 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 467,792 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 466,955 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 463,238 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 465,122 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 464,803 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 471,675 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 473,518 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 473,401 thousands | 2.7 |
| August 2025 | 470,179 thousands | 2.8 |
| July 2025 | 474,804 thousands | 2.9 |
| June 2025 | 472,670 thousands | 2.8 |
| May 2025 | 471,469 thousands | 3.5 |
| April 2025 | 472,176 thousands | 3.3 |
| March 2025 | 467,733 thousands | 2.8 |
| February 2025 | 465,880 thousands | 3.2 |
| January 2025 | 462,865 thousands | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 460,340 thousands | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 461,839 thousands | 2.1 |
| October 2024 | 461,091 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2024 | 461,142 thousands | 2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28940.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28940.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```