# Labor Force: Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 188,237 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.4% (Apr 2020) to 9.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-31180.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-lubbock-tx-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 188,237 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 188,118 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 187,964 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 187,802 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 187,955 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 187,629 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 187,000 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 188,498 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 187,690 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 187,419 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 188,918 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 188,130 thousands | 1.8 |
| August 2025 | 187,358 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 187,167 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2025 | 186,600 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 186,583 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 188,277 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 187,782 thousands | 1.6 |
| February 2025 | 188,593 thousands | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 186,662 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 185,709 thousands | 2.7 |
| November 2024 | 186,731 thousands | 2.0 |
| October 2024 | 186,622 thousands | 2.6 |
| September 2024 | 184,841 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31180.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31180.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```