# Labor Force: Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 156,921 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.0% (Jan 2016) to 3.9% (Nov 2022), averaging −0.08%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40220.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-va-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 156,921 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 156,186 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 156,811 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 156,207 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 156,309 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 156,386 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 157,098 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 156,745 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 157,087 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 157,535 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 157,531 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 156,780 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 156,473 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 157,561 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 157,786 thousands | −0.01 |
| May 2025 | 157,151 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 157,575 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2025 | 158,041 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 156,840 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 156,895 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 157,034 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2024 | 156,978 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2024 | 157,649 thousands | 0.06 |
| September 2024 | 157,583 thousands | 0.00 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40220.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40220.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```