# Labor Force: Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 127,023 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.2% (Oct 2021) to 4.2% (Aug 2020), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40340.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-rochester-mn-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 127,023 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 128,492 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 129,092 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 128,276 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 126,866 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 126,648 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 126,482 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 127,372 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 127,946 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 128,569 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 128,315 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 130,592 thousands | 2.0 |
| August 2025 | 131,998 thousands | 1.7 |
| July 2025 | 131,805 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 130,666 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 128,708 thousands | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 128,980 thousands | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 128,426 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 127,839 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2025 | 127,759 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 127,967 thousands | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 127,343 thousands | 2.1 |
| October 2024 | 127,481 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2024 | 128,028 thousands | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40340.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40340.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```