# Labor Force: Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 4.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 67,146 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.3% (Mar 2020) to 5.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36837.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-ottawa-il-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 67,146 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 66,912 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 67,217 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 68,427 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 66,797 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 66,179 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 67,534 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 67,854 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 67,585 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 67,117 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 67,221 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 67,939 thousands | −4.1 |
| August 2025 | 68,298 thousands | −3.7 |
| July 2025 | 69,012 thousands | −4.1 |
| June 2025 | 69,417 thousands | −3.7 |
| May 2025 | 68,152 thousands | −3.8 |
| April 2025 | 68,784 thousands | −1.9 |
| March 2025 | 68,150 thousands | −3.6 |
| February 2025 | 68,964 thousands | −3.1 |
| January 2025 | 69,557 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 69,427 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2024 | 69,240 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2024 | 69,937 thousands | −1.9 |
| September 2024 | 70,848 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36837.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36837.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```