# Ohio Labor Force

Ohio Labor Force was down 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,853,739 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.3% (Apr 2020) to 3.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-OH.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/ohio-labor-force

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,853,739 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,857,701 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,867,205 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,882,283 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,896,654 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,911,785 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,922,552 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,929,723 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,932,407 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,937,500 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,936,926 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,935,238 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 5,936,935 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 5,941,374 thousands | 0.01 |
| June 2025 | 5,947,621 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 5,954,968 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 5,961,335 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 5,966,660 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 5,970,269 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 5,970,790 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 5,968,356 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 5,963,937 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 5,959,154 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2024 | 5,953,993 thousands | 1.6 |

## API

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

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