# Employment: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,051,580 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.5% (Apr 2020) to 33.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.
The next update is expected on 24 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-19820.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-detroit-warren-dearborn-mi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,051,580 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,030,441 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,053,581 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,086,266 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,076,559 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,078,168 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,064,853 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,041,595 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,055,396 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,078,756 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,073,555 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,057,063 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2025 | 2,062,698 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2025 | 2,069,477 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 2,063,769 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 2,045,218 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 2,062,886 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 2,063,959 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 2,044,254 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 2,054,476 thousands | −1.6 |
| December 2024 | 2,072,297 thousands | −1.8 |
| November 2024 | 2,068,806 thousands | −2.2 |
| October 2024 | 2,078,677 thousands | −1.3 |
| September 2024 | 2,093,701 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19820.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19820.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```