# Michigan Labor Force

Michigan Labor Force was down 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,791,578 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.3% (Apr 2020) to 4.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-MI.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/michigan-labor-force-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,791,578 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,823,701 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,868,191 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,871,197 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,894,165 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,859,830 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,918,573 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,910,785 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,933,303 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,941,535 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,993,804 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,029,694 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 5,033,019 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 5,084,723 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 5,061,731 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 5,050,483 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2025 | 5,025,360 thousands | 0.07 |
| March 2025 | 5,056,506 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 5,024,260 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 5,041,859 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 5,038,618 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 5,077,192 thousands | 0.4 |
| October 2024 | 5,070,459 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2024 | 5,095,445 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

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

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