# Labor Force: Lucas County, IA (U)

Labor Force: Lucas County, IA (U) was down 4.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,744.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.3% (Mar 2016) to 7.5% (Nov 2018), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19117.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-lucas-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,744.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,748.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,802.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,858.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,808.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,822.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,853.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,850.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,855.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,879.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,880.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,855.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| August 2025 | 3,832.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| July 2025 | 3,913.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| June 2025 | 3,963.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| May 2025 | 3,944.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| April 2025 | 4,001.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 4,079.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 4,078.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 4,111.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 4,068.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 4,057.0 thousands | 0.07 |
| October 2024 | 4,075.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2024 | 4,023.0 thousands | −1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19117.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19117.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```