# Labor Force: Whatcom County, WA (U)

Labor Force: Whatcom County, WA (U) was up 1.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 113,440 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.1% (Jan 2021) to 7.1% (Mar 2016), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WA-53073.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-whatcom-county-wa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 113,440 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 114,541 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 113,349 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 113,895 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 116,014 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 115,115 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 114,972 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 114,350 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 113,780 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 115,725 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 116,069 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 114,276 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 113,641 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 113,524 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 114,315 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 113,449 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 113,789 thousands | −0.10 |
| March 2025 | 113,227 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2025 | 113,330 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 112,818 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 113,266 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2024 | 113,536 thousands | −2.2 |
| October 2024 | 113,134 thousands | −2.9 |
| September 2024 | 112,374 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WA-53073.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WA-53073.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```