# Labor Force: Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 144,060 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.4% (Apr 2021) to 6.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36500.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-olympia-lacey-tumwater-wa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 144,060 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 145,163 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 142,025 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 143,857 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 146,480 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 145,451 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 145,962 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 145,433 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 145,023 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 147,288 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 147,685 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 145,336 thousands | 1.8 |
| August 2025 | 143,266 thousands | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 142,565 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2025 | 142,368 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 143,723 thousands | −0.02 |
| April 2025 | 144,053 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 143,850 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 144,417 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 143,649 thousands | −0.1 |
| December 2024 | 143,933 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 144,124 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 143,539 thousands | −1.7 |
| September 2024 | 142,756 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36500.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36500.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```