# Labor Force: West Plains, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: West Plains, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,695 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.0% (May 2020) to 4.9% (May 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48460.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-west-plains-mo-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,695 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 16,467 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,310 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 16,721 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 16,460 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,629 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 16,604 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 16,591 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 16,503 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 16,583 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 16,597 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 16,416 thousands | 0.1 |
| August 2025 | 16,486 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 16,322 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 16,796 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2025 | 16,500 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 16,582 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2025 | 16,662 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 16,651 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 16,624 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 16,614 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 16,525 thousands | −0.3 |
| October 2024 | 16,570 thousands | 0.1 |
| September 2024 | 16,397 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48460.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48460.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```