# Employment: Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.03% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.04% in August 2025.
The level stood at 126,380 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.4% (Apr 2020) to 10.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-17980.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-columbus-ga-al-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 126,380 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 125,961 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 124,798 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 125,365 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 125,865 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 125,544 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 125,094 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 124,637 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 123,888 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 124,856 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 124,615 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 124,417 thousands | 0.03 |
| August 2025 | 123,759 thousands | 0.04 |
| July 2025 | 124,407 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2025 | 124,993 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 124,565 thousands | 0.1 |
| April 2025 | 125,099 thousands | 0.1 |
| March 2025 | 125,114 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 124,516 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 124,451 thousands | 0.1 |
| December 2024 | 124,303 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2024 | 123,690 thousands | −1.9 |
| October 2024 | 123,969 thousands | −1.6 |
| September 2024 | 124,379 thousands | −1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17980.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17980.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```