# Labor Force: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,706,261 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.3% (Apr 2020) to 8.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-45300.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-tampa-st-petersburg-clearwater-fl-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,706,261 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,699,568 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,688,360 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,698,958 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,691,429 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,696,897 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,692,962 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,698,620 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,683,942 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,689,229 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,693,134 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,701,037 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 1,693,154 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,695,711 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 1,697,503 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 1,690,121 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,695,754 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 1,697,056 thousands | 0.1 |
| February 2025 | 1,690,385 thousands | 0.06 |
| January 2025 | 1,694,173 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,688,076 thousands | 0.07 |
| November 2024 | 1,690,428 thousands | −0.3 |
| October 2024 | 1,689,442 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,709,006 thousands | −0.02 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-45300.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-45300.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```