# Labor Force: Polk County, NC (U)

Labor Force: Polk County, NC (U) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.06% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,523.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.4% (Apr 2020) to 9.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37149.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-polk-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,523.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 9,396.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,200.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,439.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,501.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 9,411.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,508.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 9,329.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,248.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 9,420.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,419.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,469.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 9,445.0 thousands | 0.06 |
| July 2025 | 9,372.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 9,553.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 9,584.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 9,513.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| March 2025 | 9,486.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 9,272.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2025 | 9,238.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2024 | 9,104.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| November 2024 | 9,060.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2024 | 9,169.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| September 2024 | 9,389.0 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37149.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37149.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```