# Employment: Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.02% in August 2025.
The level stood at 130,925 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.1% (Apr 2020) to 22.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13460.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-bend-or-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 130,925 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 130,654 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 130,103 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 130,089 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 129,205 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 128,173 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 127,311 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 126,247 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 125,546 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 127,110 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 128,075 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 129,548 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 130,106 thousands | −0.02 |
| July 2025 | 130,133 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2025 | 130,357 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 128,505 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 127,890 thousands | −0.04 |
| March 2025 | 126,275 thousands | 0.08 |
| February 2025 | 125,396 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 125,771 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 127,228 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 127,596 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 128,608 thousands | 2.5 |
| September 2024 | 129,922 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13460.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13460.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```