# Employment: Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 123,394 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.3% (Apr 2020) to 14.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-21500.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-erie-pa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 123,394 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 123,717 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 123,911 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 123,718 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 123,530 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 122,552 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 121,473 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 119,974 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 120,435 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 120,320 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 121,046 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 120,300 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 120,730 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 121,200 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 120,923 thousands | −1.4 |
| May 2025 | 120,880 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 120,379 thousands | −1.6 |
| March 2025 | 119,630 thousands | −2.1 |
| February 2025 | 119,138 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2025 | 119,286 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 119,168 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2024 | 120,436 thousands | −2.1 |
| October 2024 | 121,371 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2024 | 121,907 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-21500.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-21500.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```