# Labor Force: Portsmouth, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Portsmouth, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 28,767 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.4% (Jan 2018) to 4.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.06%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-39020.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-portsmouth-oh-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 28,767 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 28,740 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 28,864 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 28,773 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 29,016 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 29,365 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 29,611 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 29,775 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 29,304 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 29,470 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 29,637 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 29,342 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 29,326 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 29,602 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 29,587 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 29,839 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 30,135 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 30,081 thousands | 0.1 |
| February 2025 | 30,124 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 29,889 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 30,116 thousands | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 30,095 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 30,121 thousands | 1.9 |
| September 2024 | 29,761 thousands | 2.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39020.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39020.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```