# Labor Force: Smyth County, VA (U)

Labor Force: Smyth County, VA (U) was down 2.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 11,569 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.7% (Nov 2024) to 5.6% (Jul 2023), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51173.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-smyth-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 11,569 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 11,534 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 11,616 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 11,637 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 11,694 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 11,765 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 11,791 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 11,796 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 11,804 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 11,664 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 11,741 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 11,826 thousands | −2.6 |
| August 2025 | 11,873 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2025 | 11,908 thousands | −3.4 |
| June 2025 | 11,860 thousands | −4.4 |
| May 2025 | 11,821 thousands | −4.4 |
| April 2025 | 12,079 thousands | −3.0 |
| March 2025 | 12,092 thousands | −4.1 |
| February 2025 | 12,028 thousands | −4.1 |
| January 2025 | 12,026 thousands | −4.6 |
| December 2024 | 11,956 thousands | −4.5 |
| November 2024 | 11,938 thousands | −5.7 |
| October 2024 | 12,068 thousands | −5.1 |
| September 2024 | 12,142 thousands | −4.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51173.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51173.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```