# Labor Force: Oakland County, MI (U)

Labor Force: Oakland County, MI (U) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 686,120 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.6% (Apr 2020) to 14.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MI-26125.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-oakland-county-mi-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 686,120 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 680,051 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 688,714 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 698,376 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 695,090 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 687,083 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 686,430 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 680,858 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 683,217 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 687,379 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 690,044 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 681,928 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2025 | 683,105 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2025 | 690,400 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 685,844 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 678,688 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 677,915 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 683,657 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2025 | 678,499 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2025 | 681,663 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 684,382 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 685,190 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2024 | 688,221 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2024 | 693,632 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26125.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26125.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```