# Labor Force: Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 74,367 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2012.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.1% (Sep 2025) to 2.5% (Sep 2016), averaging 0.04%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48140.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-wausau-wi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 74,367 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 74,556 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 75,029 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 74,945 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 72,698 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 72,764 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 73,028 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 73,237 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 72,744 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 73,445 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 73,415 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 72,529 thousands | −2.1 |
| August 2025 | 73,216 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2025 | 74,590 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 74,588 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2025 | 73,183 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2025 | 73,783 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 74,108 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 73,997 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 74,106 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 74,256 thousands | −0.1 |
| November 2024 | 74,005 thousands | −0.3 |
| October 2024 | 73,921 thousands | −0.1 |
| September 2024 | 74,119 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48140.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48140.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```