# Labor Force: Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 47,482 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.4% (Jun 2020) to 6.7% (Jul 2016), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-37140.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-paducah-ky-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 47,482 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 47,365 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 47,442 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 47,332 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 46,784 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 46,339 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 46,491 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 46,196 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 46,011 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 46,725 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 46,867 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 47,012 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 47,144 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 47,258 thousands | 1.6 |
| June 2025 | 47,520 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2025 | 46,882 thousands | 1.8 |
| April 2025 | 46,882 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2025 | 46,536 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 46,447 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 46,669 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 46,592 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 46,472 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 46,391 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 46,358 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37140.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37140.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```