# Employment: Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 426,558 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.5% (Apr 2020) to 8.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-10740.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-albuquerque-nm-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 426,558 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 426,778 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 428,524 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 429,472 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 430,551 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 430,515 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 433,790 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 432,729 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 433,089 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 442,535 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 442,452 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 442,630 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 440,140 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2025 | 440,638 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2025 | 444,220 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 443,392 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2025 | 447,893 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 444,407 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 444,397 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 443,165 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 447,892 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 447,540 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 447,113 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2024 | 446,706 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10740.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10740.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```