# Employment: Columbus, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Columbus, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 28,123 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.9% (Apr 2020) to 12.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-18060.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-ms-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 28,123 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 27,748 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 28,176 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 28,227 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 28,599 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 28,683 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 28,769 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 28,649 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 28,366 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 28,779 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 28,968 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 28,981 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2025 | 28,753 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 29,192 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 29,168 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2025 | 29,248 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 29,443 thousands | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 29,392 thousands | 3.5 |
| February 2025 | 29,135 thousands | 4.3 |
| January 2025 | 29,159 thousands | 5.5 |
| December 2024 | 29,168 thousands | 6.7 |
| November 2024 | 29,181 thousands | 5.0 |
| October 2024 | 28,958 thousands | 5.2 |
| September 2024 | 29,094 thousands | 6.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18060.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18060.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```