# Labor Force: Van Buren County, AR (U)

Labor Force: Van Buren County, AR (U) was down 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,009.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.2% (May 2016) to 4.1% (Dec 2021), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR-05141.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-van-buren-county-ar-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,009.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,885.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,947.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,194.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,059.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,012.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,021.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,951.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,772.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,817.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,843.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,889.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 5,786.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 5,909.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 6,113.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 5,949.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 5,978.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 5,935.0 thousands | −0.03 |
| February 2025 | 5,836.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 5,794.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 5,872.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 5,860.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2024 | 5,855.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2024 | 5,969.0 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05141.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05141.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```