# North Carolina Labor Force

North Carolina Labor Force was up 0.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.02% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,285,362 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Apr 2020) to 6.4% (Mar 2022), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC.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/north-carolina-labor-force-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,285,362 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,229,449 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,202,231 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,237,018 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,248,716 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,262,753 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,293,998 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,280,019 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,251,455 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,293,086 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,313,059 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,317,521 thousands | 0.1 |
| August 2025 | 5,282,639 thousands | −0.02 |
| July 2025 | 5,335,804 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 5,311,611 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 5,299,211 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2025 | 5,300,056 thousands | 0.1 |
| March 2025 | 5,299,710 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 5,267,531 thousands | −0.1 |
| January 2025 | 5,275,431 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 5,250,605 thousands | 0.03 |
| November 2024 | 5,270,352 thousands | −0.3 |
| October 2024 | 5,302,530 thousands | 0.08 |
| September 2024 | 5,311,348 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

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

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