# Labor Force: Longview-Kelso, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Longview-Kelso, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 46,732 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.3% (Apr 2021) to 6.7% (Mar 2019), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-31020.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-longview-kelso-wa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 46,732 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 47,219 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 46,485 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 46,937 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 47,762 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 47,133 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 47,248 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 47,103 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 47,141 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 48,184 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 48,217 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 47,361 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 47,039 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 46,801 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 46,704 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 46,742 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 46,569 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 46,849 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 46,920 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 46,764 thousands | −1.6 |
| December 2024 | 46,942 thousands | −2.0 |
| November 2024 | 46,853 thousands | −2.9 |
| October 2024 | 46,869 thousands | −3.3 |
| September 2024 | 46,660 thousands | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31020.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31020.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```