# Labor Force: Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 96,293 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.3% (Apr 2020) to 6.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-33740.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-monroe-la-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 96,293 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 96,856 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 97,744 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 97,846 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 97,668 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 97,881 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 97,326 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 97,001 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 96,741 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 98,177 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 98,693 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 96,971 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 96,776 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 97,919 thousands | −0.05 |
| June 2025 | 97,305 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 95,989 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 95,985 thousands | −0.07 |
| March 2025 | 95,545 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2025 | 94,398 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2025 | 94,636 thousands | −0.7 |
| December 2024 | 95,348 thousands | −0.1 |
| November 2024 | 95,647 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 96,019 thousands | 0.04 |
| September 2024 | 95,951 thousands | −0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-33740.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-33740.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```