# Employment: Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 426,827 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (Apr 2020) to 7.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-17900.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-columbia-sc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 426,827 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 424,255 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 425,445 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 424,020 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 425,686 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 424,069 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 422,980 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 419,879 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 415,637 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 418,583 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 417,553 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 413,441 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 410,719 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 413,468 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 413,094 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 412,760 thousands | 1.5 |
| April 2025 | 414,533 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 413,088 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 410,533 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 409,886 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 412,169 thousands | 2.3 |
| November 2024 | 410,773 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 412,018 thousands | 2.0 |
| September 2024 | 409,666 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17900.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17900.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```