# Labor Force: Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 51,658 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.8% (Sep 2018) to 3.1% (Jan 2024), averaging 0.07%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-30020.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-lawton-ok-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 51,658 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 51,469 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 52,405 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 52,565 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 51,833 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 50,927 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 51,476 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 51,632 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 52,148 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 51,819 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 52,365 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 52,853 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 52,555 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 53,152 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 52,891 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 52,633 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 52,724 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 52,687 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 52,378 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 52,635 thousands | 0.2 |
| December 2024 | 52,313 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2024 | 52,339 thousands | −0.3 |
| October 2024 | 52,480 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2024 | 52,653 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-30020.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-30020.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```