# Labor Force: Middlesex County, NJ (U)

Labor Force: Middlesex County, NJ (U) was up 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 458,606 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.2% (Apr 2020) to 5.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34023.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-middlesex-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 458,606 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 463,488 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 464,059 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 462,806 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 457,871 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 455,252 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 454,861 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 452,564 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 451,899 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 456,502 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 458,735 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 456,687 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 462,484 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 466,327 thousands | −0.07 |
| June 2025 | 464,019 thousands | −0.04 |
| May 2025 | 455,242 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 456,026 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2025 | 454,271 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 452,032 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 450,801 thousands | 0.1 |
| December 2024 | 452,932 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2024 | 454,045 thousands | 0.1 |
| October 2024 | 454,778 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2024 | 451,824 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34023.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34023.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```