# Labor Force: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,075,876 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.2% (Feb 2021) to 2.6% (Oct 2022), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41940.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-san-jose-sunnyvale-santa-clara-ca-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,075,876 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,069,936 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,064,495 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,054,562 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,055,862 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,059,172 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,067,674 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,068,902 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,059,546 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,074,936 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,076,221 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,083,235 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2025 | 1,079,498 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,081,038 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 1,066,686 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,060,645 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 1,063,593 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2025 | 1,072,528 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 1,068,494 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 1,062,585 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 1,059,882 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 1,060,429 thousands | 0.1 |
| October 2024 | 1,061,169 thousands | 0.07 |
| September 2024 | 1,063,410 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41940.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41940.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```