# Labor Force: Niles, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Niles, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 69,803 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.0% (Jun 2021) to 4.2% (Nov 2023), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-35660.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-niles-mi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 69,803 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 71,544 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 72,193 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 72,034 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 72,467 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 71,870 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 73,410 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 73,283 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 73,973 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 73,918 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 75,219 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 77,122 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2025 | 77,378 thousands | −2.2 |
| July 2025 | 77,906 thousands | −2.3 |
| June 2025 | 78,046 thousands | −2.6 |
| May 2025 | 78,027 thousands | −1.6 |
| April 2025 | 76,909 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 76,675 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 75,898 thousands | 0.1 |
| January 2025 | 76,053 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 76,406 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 77,598 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 77,520 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 78,444 thousands | 2.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35660.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35660.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```