# North Carolina Labor Force

North Carolina Labor Force was up 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.04% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,233,573 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Apr 2020) to 6.2% (May 2022), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC.LF.M.SA`
- 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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,233,573 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,231,154 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,238,235 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,263,145 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,280,464 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,294,579 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,304,688 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,311,679 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,313,331 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,316,660 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,317,047 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,308,050 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 5,300,672 thousands | 0.04 |
| July 2025 | 5,294,737 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2025 | 5,290,942 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 5,289,914 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2025 | 5,289,955 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2025 | 5,290,074 thousands | −0.09 |
| February 2025 | 5,290,213 thousands | −0.04 |
| January 2025 | 5,290,467 thousands | −0.02 |
| December 2024 | 5,291,164 thousands | 0.00 |
| November 2024 | 5,292,575 thousands | 0.04 |
| October 2024 | 5,294,735 thousands | 0.10 |
| September 2024 | 5,296,912 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

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

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