# Labor Force: Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 5.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 97,192 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.4% (Apr 2020) to 8.7% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-44100.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-springfield-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 97,192 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 98,328 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 98,522 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 97,727 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 96,065 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 96,665 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 98,561 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 98,012 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 97,786 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 96,942 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 97,848 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 98,368 thousands | −5.1 |
| August 2025 | 100,543 thousands | −4.8 |
| July 2025 | 100,138 thousands | −5.7 |
| June 2025 | 99,740 thousands | −4.9 |
| May 2025 | 98,460 thousands | −4.9 |
| April 2025 | 99,765 thousands | −3.1 |
| March 2025 | 100,770 thousands | −3.0 |
| February 2025 | 99,944 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2025 | 100,451 thousands | −2.1 |
| December 2024 | 102,465 thousands | −0.01 |
| November 2024 | 102,331 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 103,213 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2024 | 103,649 thousands | 2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44100.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44100.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```