# Labor Force: Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 869,411 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.2% (Apr 2020) to 9.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-39580.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-raleigh-cary-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 869,411 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 863,519 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 865,731 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 862,177 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 862,274 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 863,459 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 865,926 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 864,912 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 860,559 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 863,548 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 865,705 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 865,257 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 861,466 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 877,972 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 861,836 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 859,273 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 857,013 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 855,228 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 851,165 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 854,084 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 845,776 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 849,416 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2024 | 852,154 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 851,741 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39580.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39580.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```