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

Labor Force: Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 527,225 thousands.
That is the highest reading since November 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.7% (Jan 2021) to 2.9% (Jan 2016), averaging −0.01%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40380.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-ny-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 527,225 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 524,354 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 523,480 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 520,099 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 520,421 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 518,354 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 520,838 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 519,972 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 520,268 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 521,505 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 525,341 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 523,771 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 518,339 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 522,887 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 523,309 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 517,187 thousands | 0.04 |
| April 2025 | 515,796 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2025 | 514,644 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 512,897 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 512,492 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 509,284 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 512,771 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 514,177 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2024 | 518,133 thousands | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40380.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40380.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```