# Employment: Brainerd, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Brainerd, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 46,372 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.4% (May 2020) to 15.2% (May 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-14660.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-brainerd-mn-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 46,372 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 46,388 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 47,096 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 47,346 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 46,644 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 45,280 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 43,989 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 43,882 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 44,039 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 45,017 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 45,588 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 47,698 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2025 | 48,090 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2025 | 48,709 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2025 | 48,967 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 48,170 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 46,327 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 45,097 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 44,894 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 45,024 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 45,848 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 46,293 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 47,355 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 47,869 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14660.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14660.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```