# Labor Force: Roanoke city, VA (U)

Labor Force: Roanoke city, VA (U) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 48,655 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.3% (Jul 2021) to 2.9% (Jan 2023), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51770.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-roanoke-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 48,655 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 48,429 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 48,680 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 48,324 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 48,282 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 48,381 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 48,724 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 48,676 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 48,842 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 48,909 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 48,823 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 48,662 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2025 | 48,529 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 48,878 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 48,796 thousands | −0.03 |
| May 2025 | 48,610 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 48,737 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 48,942 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 48,607 thousands | −0.03 |
| January 2025 | 48,616 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 48,722 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 48,685 thousands | −0.1 |
| October 2024 | 48,857 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2024 | 48,842 thousands | 0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51770.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51770.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```