# Labor Force: Ponce, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Ponce, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 4.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 92,092 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.6% (Oct 2016) to 10.8% (Dec 2021), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38660.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (439 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-ponce-pr-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 92,092 thousands | 4.3 |
| August 2026 | 92,325 thousands | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 91,494 thousands | 4.2 |
| June 2026 | 90,117 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2026 | 88,248 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 88,710 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2026 | 89,315 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2026 | 89,153 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2026 | 89,533 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2025 | 90,042 thousands | 0.1 |
| November 2025 | 89,419 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2025 | 88,215 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2025 | 88,315 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 89,734 thousands | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 87,791 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 89,412 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2025 | 89,115 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 89,183 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 89,612 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 89,777 thousands | −0.08 |
| January 2025 | 90,585 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 89,919 thousands | −0.1 |
| November 2024 | 90,901 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 88,809 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38660.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38660.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```