# Labor Force: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,662,258 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.5% (Apr 2020) to 4.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38060.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-phoenix-mesa-chandler-az-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,662,258 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,670,239 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,674,771 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,667,797 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,698,826 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,666,284 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,706,241 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,709,738 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,751,190 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,751,414 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,766,197 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,770,783 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 2,743,104 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 2,750,855 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 2,751,023 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 2,741,004 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 2,734,545 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 2,737,598 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 2,731,680 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 2,732,447 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,715,421 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 2,722,513 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 2,716,473 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 2,725,175 thousands | 1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38060.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38060.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```