# Labor Force: Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 201,803 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.0% (Apr 2020) to 6.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29180.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-lafayette-la-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 201,803 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 203,500 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 204,733 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 205,005 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 204,339 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 206,092 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 203,337 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 203,841 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 201,895 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 204,642 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 206,001 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 201,396 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 201,154 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 203,183 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 203,828 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 201,941 thousands | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 202,699 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 200,656 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 199,343 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 198,605 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 199,753 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 200,024 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2024 | 200,019 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2024 | 200,033 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29180.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29180.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```