# Labor Force: Milwaukee County, WI (U)

Labor Force: Milwaukee County, WI (U) was down 2.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 458,482 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.1% (Oct 2021) to 2.1% (Nov 2023), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WI-55079.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-milwaukee-county-wi-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 458,482 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 463,868 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 460,727 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 459,270 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 452,476 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 452,680 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 455,790 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 455,457 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 452,009 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 453,677 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 456,509 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 450,147 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 457,440 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2025 | 457,603 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2025 | 457,675 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 451,664 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 453,368 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 455,690 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 455,592 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 455,746 thousands | 0.1 |
| December 2024 | 458,037 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 461,548 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2024 | 461,434 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2024 | 460,326 thousands | −0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WI-55079.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WI-55079.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```