# Employment: Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 72,738 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.8% (Apr 2020) to 10.3% (Feb 2016), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13900.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-bismarck-nd-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 72,738 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 73,233 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 74,235 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 73,909 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 72,973 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 72,782 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 72,873 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 72,534 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 72,743 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 72,682 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 72,957 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 72,774 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2025 | 73,021 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 74,275 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 74,101 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 72,395 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 72,470 thousands | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 71,395 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 70,977 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 71,016 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 70,551 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 70,893 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2024 | 70,970 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 71,452 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13900.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13900.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```