# Employment: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.09% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,704,186 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.3% (Apr 2020) to 20.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-14460.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-boston-cambridge-newton-ma-nh-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,704,186 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,709,315 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,712,222 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,717,230 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,686,303 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,695,342 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,689,446 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,679,058 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,687,128 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,707,722 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,715,743 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,720,519 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 2,749,292 thousands | −0.09 |
| July 2025 | 2,754,958 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2025 | 2,755,194 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 2,734,478 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 2,758,979 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 2,750,390 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 2,740,413 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,752,327 thousands | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 2,755,367 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 2,751,924 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 2,747,290 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2024 | 2,732,828 thousands | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14460.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14460.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```