# Labor Force: Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 227,565 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.1% (Mar 2021) to 4.1% (Nov 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41500.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-salinas-ca-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 227,565 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 228,182 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 228,232 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 227,211 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 225,836 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 223,180 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 215,027 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 214,899 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 208,378 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 211,574 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 220,827 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 229,583 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 233,615 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 233,268 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 231,053 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2025 | 229,686 thousands | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 225,593 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 213,295 thousands | −0.03 |
| February 2025 | 212,771 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 208,638 thousands | 2.1 |
| December 2024 | 206,718 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 214,824 thousands | −0.7 |
| October 2024 | 224,547 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2024 | 227,212 thousands | −0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41500.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41500.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```