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

Labor Force: Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 248,522 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.5% (May 2020) to 8.4% (May 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-44180.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-mo-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 248,522 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 248,679 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 251,839 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 249,074 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 247,396 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 248,552 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 248,181 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 248,104 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 247,968 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 248,723 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 249,123 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 246,184 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 245,205 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 248,332 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 247,472 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 245,736 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 246,838 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 245,941 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 245,779 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 245,195 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 243,811 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 244,680 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 245,087 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 243,900 thousands | 1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44180.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44180.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```