# Labor Force: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 49,769 thousands.
That is the highest reading since November 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.5% (Apr 2020) to 4.4% (Mar 2016), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48260.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-weirton-steubenville-wv-oh-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 49,769 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 50,434 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 50,695 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 50,584 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 49,644 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 49,710 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 49,844 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 50,297 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 49,865 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 50,238 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 50,757 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 50,996 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 51,520 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2025 | 52,148 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 51,881 thousands | −2.1 |
| May 2025 | 51,216 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 51,380 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 51,195 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 51,060 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2025 | 50,860 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 50,116 thousands | −2.5 |
| November 2024 | 50,646 thousands | −2.4 |
| October 2024 | 51,157 thousands | −1.6 |
| September 2024 | 51,077 thousands | −2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48260.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48260.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```