# Labor Force: Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 543,769 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.6% (Nov 2020) to 4.6% (Feb 2016), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36540.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-omaha-ne-ia-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 543,769 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 547,767 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 551,942 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 550,427 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 551,018 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 548,195 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 545,249 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 543,651 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 540,467 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 545,933 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 552,359 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 546,867 thousands | 2.5 |
| August 2025 | 546,952 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2025 | 549,558 thousands | 2.2 |
| June 2025 | 546,971 thousands | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 547,007 thousands | 2.9 |
| April 2025 | 544,133 thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 540,281 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 539,743 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 536,715 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 532,713 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2024 | 537,142 thousands | 2.1 |
| October 2024 | 537,201 thousands | 2.0 |
| September 2024 | 533,697 thousands | 1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36540.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36540.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```