# Employment: Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 178,624 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.8% (Apr 2020) to 9.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-14500.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-boulder-co-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 178,624 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 175,362 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 178,106 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 176,845 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 180,388 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 180,288 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 180,661 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 179,308 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 179,778 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 183,131 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 184,262 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 185,140 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 182,546 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 182,611 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 182,772 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 184,032 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 185,177 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2025 | 184,151 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2025 | 183,743 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2025 | 183,225 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 184,832 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 185,498 thousands | −2.1 |
| October 2024 | 185,720 thousands | −1.3 |
| September 2024 | 186,187 thousands | −1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14500.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14500.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```