# Labor Force: Storm Lake, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Storm Lake, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 10,982 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.1% (Jul 2016) to 7.2% (Nov 2022), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-44740.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-storm-lake-ia-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 10,982 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,616 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 10,738 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 10,993 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 10,966 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 11,127 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 11,270 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 11,183 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 11,016 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 11,186 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 11,318 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 11,094 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 10,428 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 10,599 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2025 | 10,816 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2025 | 10,928 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 11,164 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 11,336 thousands | −2.2 |
| February 2025 | 11,203 thousands | −2.4 |
| January 2025 | 10,994 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2024 | 11,162 thousands | −1.8 |
| November 2024 | 11,300 thousands | −3.9 |
| October 2024 | 11,485 thousands | −2.8 |
| September 2024 | 11,036 thousands | −4.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44740.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44740.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```