# Labor Force: Rapides Parish, LA (U)

Labor Force: Rapides Parish, LA (U) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 55,850 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.3% (Apr 2020) to 6.9% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA-22079.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-rapides-parish-la-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 55,850 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 56,435 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 56,880 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 56,994 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 56,763 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 57,183 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 56,797 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 56,716 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 56,407 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 57,145 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 57,345 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 56,660 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 56,667 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 57,480 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 57,219 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 56,092 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 56,430 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 56,300 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 55,706 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 55,524 thousands | −0.03 |
| December 2024 | 55,844 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 56,196 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2024 | 56,401 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2024 | 56,389 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22079.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22079.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```