# Labor Force: Lares, PR Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Lares, PR Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 5.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 10,093 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.4% (Oct 2017) to 16.5% (Sep 2016), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29720.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (439 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-lares-pr-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 10,093 thousands | 5.5 |
| August 2026 | 10,124 thousands | 6.3 |
| July 2026 | 9,900.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| June 2026 | 10,021 thousands | 3.6 |
| May 2026 | 9,777.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| April 2026 | 10,020 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2026 | 10,170 thousands | 2.4 |
| February 2026 | 10,100 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2026 | 9,993.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| December 2025 | 9,830.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| November 2025 | 9,776.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2025 | 9,521.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| September 2025 | 9,564.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| August 2025 | 9,524.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| July 2025 | 9,416.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2025 | 9,670.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2025 | 9,527.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| April 2025 | 9,871.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| March 2025 | 9,933.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| February 2025 | 9,910.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 10,159 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 9,842.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 9,975.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 9,705.0 thousands | −0.06 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29720.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29720.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```