# Employment: Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 340,598 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.0% (Apr 2020) to 13.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-10420.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-akron-oh-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 340,598 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 341,093 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 344,416 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 344,096 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 343,275 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 344,916 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 342,988 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 340,703 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 337,026 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 342,034 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 343,637 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 343,368 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2025 | 343,285 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2025 | 344,563 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 343,635 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 344,867 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 346,099 thousands | −0.07 |
| March 2025 | 344,844 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 342,610 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 340,296 thousands | 0.04 |
| December 2024 | 344,978 thousands | 0.01 |
| November 2024 | 346,902 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2024 | 348,909 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2024 | 347,044 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10420.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10420.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```