# Labor Force: Oil City, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Oil City, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 20,355 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.0% (Dec 2021) to 2.2% (Apr 2021), averaging −2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36340.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-oil-city-pa-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 20,355 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 20,698 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 20,628 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,852 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 20,616 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 20,380 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 20,309 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 20,157 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 20,263 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 20,162 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 20,195 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 20,098 thousands | −1.6 |
| August 2025 | 20,530 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2025 | 20,440 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 20,502 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2025 | 20,286 thousands | −2.6 |
| April 2025 | 20,159 thousands | −2.3 |
| March 2025 | 20,156 thousands | −3.1 |
| February 2025 | 20,103 thousands | −3.4 |
| January 2025 | 20,303 thousands | −2.3 |
| December 2024 | 19,995 thousands | −3.4 |
| November 2024 | 20,046 thousands | −3.6 |
| October 2024 | 20,384 thousands | −2.7 |
| September 2024 | 20,416 thousands | −2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36340.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36340.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```