# Employment: Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 132,890 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.6% (Apr 2020) to 13.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11540.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-appleton-wi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 132,890 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 133,824 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 134,116 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 133,673 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 131,396 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 130,743 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 130,489 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 129,746 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 129,910 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 131,308 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 131,921 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 129,843 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 131,333 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2025 | 132,263 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 132,785 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 130,763 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 130,961 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 130,676 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 130,314 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 131,309 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 131,667 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 132,375 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2024 | 132,804 thousands | 0.1 |
| September 2024 | 132,778 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11540.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11540.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```