# Employment: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,459,689 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.3% (May 2020) to 4.0% (May 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12580.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-baltimore-columbia-towson-md-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,459,689 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,445,765 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,440,628 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,447,767 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,432,317 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,436,420 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,439,922 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,428,911 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,416,307 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,433,070 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,429,844 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,435,013 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 1,437,482 thousands | −1.1 |
| July 2025 | 1,445,193 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 1,441,441 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,434,397 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 1,442,910 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,445,000 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2025 | 1,434,143 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 1,438,845 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,451,430 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 1,448,342 thousands | −0.00 |
| October 2024 | 1,454,088 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2024 | 1,449,952 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12580.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12580.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```