# Labor Force: Shelton, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Shelton, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 25,072 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.0% (Apr 2021) to 6.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-43220.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-shelton-wa-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 25,072 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 25,304 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 25,117 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 25,284 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 25,831 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 25,634 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 25,815 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 25,766 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 25,638 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 26,110 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 26,526 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 25,509 thousands | 2.1 |
| August 2025 | 25,559 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 25,501 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 25,348 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 25,522 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 25,354 thousands | −0.04 |
| March 2025 | 25,280 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2025 | 25,452 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 25,323 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 25,655 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 26,287 thousands | −0.7 |
| October 2024 | 25,938 thousands | −1.9 |
| September 2024 | 24,978 thousands | 0.05 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-43220.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-43220.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```