# Labor Force: Lancaster County, PA (U)

Labor Force: Lancaster County, PA (U) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 297,770 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.0% (Apr 2020) to 4.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42071.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-lancaster-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 297,770 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 302,419 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 302,255 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 299,831 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 296,799 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 295,021 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 291,954 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 289,435 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 290,898 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 290,478 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 292,473 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 289,600 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 293,797 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2025 | 293,700 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 291,474 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 289,445 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 289,021 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 288,032 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 285,599 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2025 | 286,676 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 287,606 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2024 | 287,778 thousands | −2.2 |
| October 2024 | 291,097 thousands | −1.3 |
| September 2024 | 290,194 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42071.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42071.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```