# Labor Force: Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,238,810 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.1% (Apr 2020) to 2.2% (Nov 2023), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38300.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-pittsburgh-pa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,238,810 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,253,293 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,254,773 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,254,508 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,248,128 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,239,455 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,234,758 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,223,732 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,226,031 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,225,363 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,233,896 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,226,525 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 1,236,029 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 1,239,512 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,233,028 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 1,223,560 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2025 | 1,223,626 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 1,223,758 thousands | −1.8 |
| February 2025 | 1,219,252 thousands | −1.9 |
| January 2025 | 1,219,701 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 1,214,132 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,220,587 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 1,229,944 thousands | −0.8 |
| September 2024 | 1,229,648 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38300.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38300.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```