# Labor Force: McAlester, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: McAlester, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 17,217 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.0% (Oct 2019) to 9.8% (Feb 2016), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-32540.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-mcalester-ok-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 17,217 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 16,904 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,802 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 17,267 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 17,362 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,960 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 17,183 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 17,315 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 17,595 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,457 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 17,549 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,653 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 17,225 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 17,141 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2025 | 17,663 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 17,622 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 17,494 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 17,578 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 17,524 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 17,578 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2024 | 17,306 thousands | −1.8 |
| November 2024 | 17,268 thousands | −2.5 |
| October 2024 | 17,191 thousands | −2.8 |
| September 2024 | 17,411 thousands | −2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32540.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32540.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```