# Labor Force: Waynesville, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Waynesville, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 28,677 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.1% (Apr 2020) to 6.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48200.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-waynesville-nc-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 28,677 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 28,257 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 27,899 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 28,431 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 28,532 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 28,550 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 28,837 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 28,773 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 28,450 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 28,730 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 28,710 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 28,739 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 28,533 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 28,386 thousands | −2.2 |
| June 2025 | 28,480 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 28,658 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 28,607 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 28,702 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 28,683 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 28,588 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 28,589 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 28,636 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2024 | 28,704 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2024 | 29,274 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48200.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48200.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```