# Employment: Alpena, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Alpena, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 12,269 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.1% (Apr 2020) to 20.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-10980.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-alpena-mi-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 12,269 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 12,279 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 12,213 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 12,291 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 12,508 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 12,502 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 12,647 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 12,626 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 12,628 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 12,723 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 12,881 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 13,316 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 13,011 thousands | −2.4 |
| July 2025 | 12,823 thousands | −2.1 |
| June 2025 | 13,089 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 13,398 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 13,211 thousands | −2.2 |
| March 2025 | 13,205 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2025 | 13,089 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2025 | 13,138 thousands | 0.2 |
| December 2024 | 13,020 thousands | −1.8 |
| November 2024 | 13,225 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 13,284 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2024 | 13,441 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10980.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10980.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```