# Labor Force: Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 334,580 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.5% (Apr 2021) to 4.0% (Mar 2016), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48620.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-wichita-ks-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 334,580 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 337,716 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 338,864 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 337,941 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 334,061 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 336,793 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 337,970 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 339,399 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 338,060 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 339,995 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 341,966 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 342,136 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2025 | 340,417 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 344,183 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 342,669 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 339,013 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 340,649 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2025 | 340,786 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 339,731 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 338,844 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 336,021 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 338,211 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 334,215 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2024 | 338,225 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48620.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48620.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```