# Labor Force: Lee County, IA (U)

Labor Force: Lee County, IA (U) was up 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 14,547 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.5% (Mar 2017) to 2.8% (Jan 2025), averaging −2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19111.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-lee-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 14,547 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,454 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 14,596 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 14,686 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 14,586 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 14,524 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 14,576 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 14,582 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 14,522 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 14,713 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 14,756 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 14,643 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 14,474 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 14,619 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 14,879 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 14,691 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 14,838 thousands | 2.6 |
| March 2025 | 14,704 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 14,586 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 14,693 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 14,490 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 14,573 thousands | −0.07 |
| October 2024 | 14,633 thousands | −0.8 |
| September 2024 | 14,593 thousands | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19111.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19111.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```