# Labor Force: Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 228,707 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.6% (Apr 2020) to 9.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48900.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-wilmington-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 228,707 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 226,845 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 226,648 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 227,117 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 228,108 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 228,964 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 228,799 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 227,556 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 225,585 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 227,487 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 229,733 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 230,309 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 229,883 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 232,323 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 229,453 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 228,248 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 227,460 thousands | 1.3 |
| March 2025 | 225,188 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 222,227 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 222,278 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 221,709 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 223,439 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2024 | 225,534 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 226,752 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48900.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48900.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```