# Employment: Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 198,738 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.0% (Apr 2020) to 23.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11700.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-asheville-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 198,738 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 195,194 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 194,690 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 196,731 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 197,033 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 197,354 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 197,691 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 196,170 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 194,597 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 197,881 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 198,089 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 199,971 thousands | −2.7 |
| August 2025 | 197,979 thousands | −2.9 |
| July 2025 | 200,266 thousands | −3.2 |
| June 2025 | 199,323 thousands | −3.2 |
| May 2025 | 198,803 thousands | −3.6 |
| April 2025 | 198,894 thousands | −3.4 |
| March 2025 | 197,128 thousands | −4.0 |
| February 2025 | 195,101 thousands | −4.0 |
| January 2025 | 194,495 thousands | −4.3 |
| December 2024 | 194,734 thousands | −4.8 |
| November 2024 | 192,959 thousands | −6.2 |
| October 2024 | 189,400 thousands | −8.5 |
| September 2024 | 205,530 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11700.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11700.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```