# Labor Force: Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 125,119 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.7% (Mar 2021) to 4.2% (Oct 2023), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-32900.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-merced-ca-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 125,119 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 121,908 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 122,593 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 123,222 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 123,630 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 123,086 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 124,575 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 125,094 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 123,804 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 124,071 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 125,775 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 126,789 thousands | 2.4 |
| August 2025 | 124,270 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 126,489 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 124,047 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2025 | 123,974 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 123,041 thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 124,501 thousands | 2.6 |
| February 2025 | 123,174 thousands | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 121,740 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 120,021 thousands | 1.8 |
| November 2024 | 120,821 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 122,763 thousands | −0.04 |
| September 2024 | 123,816 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32900.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32900.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```