# Labor Force: Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 197,461 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.8% (Dec 2016) to 3.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-45940.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-trenton-princeton-nj-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 197,461 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 199,336 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 199,711 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 198,459 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 197,402 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 197,217 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 197,544 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 196,887 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 196,299 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 197,496 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 198,795 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 197,184 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 198,459 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2025 | 199,649 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 199,416 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 196,886 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 198,533 thousands | 0.1 |
| March 2025 | 197,451 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 197,643 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2025 | 196,758 thousands | 0.00 |
| December 2024 | 197,022 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 196,970 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2024 | 196,983 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2024 | 195,727 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-45940.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-45940.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```